Video Of A Female Fighter Pilot In The US Air Force Going Viral As Col Sophia Qureshi And Wing Commander Vyomika Singh.

After the Operation Sindoor in Pakistan, Col. Sophia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh led the press briefing on 7 May 2025. Against this backdrop, a video of a woman pilot boarding a fighter plane and flying it went viral on social media. Sharing the video on social media, users wrote that the video shows the two Indian women officers, Sophia Qureshi and Vyomika Singh. 

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However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim was false. The viral video is old and doesn’t show Col Sophia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh. Here’s the fact check.

Fact Check 

We started our investigation by taking some screenshots from the viral video and conducting a reverse image search. This led us to a longer version of the video uploaded on a YouTube channel on 20 September 2021 with the caption, “F-35A Lightning|| Demo 2021 Reno Air Races”.

The description of the video read, ”   Friday September 17th, 2021. It was a very smoky afternoon, so some shots seem (In my opinion) over exposed. I also had to deal with a big crowd & had many passes more over head than usual which made it difficult for stability on some shots. Watch as Major Kristin “Beo” Wolfe performs the Air Combat Command F-35A Lightning II demonstration.

Please note: This is an air show, NOT a real life scramble. They can go much faster than this if they want too. There is NO reason to hurry. She also had to wait for other show performers to move off the taxi way, which is common at almost every air show. If the start up process is too long for you, I provided timestamps above so you can go exactly where you please. The whole point of this extended video is to get behind the scenes and show something you don’t see in most videos.”

According to the description, the name of the woman pilot shown in the video is Major Kristin Beo Wolfe. Taking this clue, we conducted a relevant keyword search. This led us to a video uploaded on a YouTube channel on 18 March 2023. The video featured the female fighter pilot in the U.S Air Force, Major Kristin Wolfe.

Another video of Maj Kristin Wolfe flying the F-35A can be seen below.

Other videos can be seen here and here.

This makes it clear that the woman in the viral video is Major Kristin Wolfe, a female fighter pilot in the U.S Air Force.

Conclusion 

From our investigation, we can say that the claim is false. The viral video doesn’t show Col Sophia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh. The woman in the viral video is Major Kristin Wolfe, a female fighter pilot in the U.S Air Force.