Modern Postal service techniques are credited to the Britishers, and the Wright brothers credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane. But there is also one thing that is less noted that on 18 Feb 1911 India, there was the first Aeroplane was taken off with about 6500 post cards.
Detail :
Source : Allahabad, near Holy Yamuna River
Destination : Allahabad, Central Incarceration (Nainy Junction)
Distance : 15 Kilometer
Take off Timing : 5:30 PM
Air time : 13 min.
Pilot : Henry Pekat (France)
The plane was made up of the wood, and several parts were tied with the lace. There was attractive view during the Agriculture and Trade Exhibition in the UP Exhibition by this plane. "First Arial Postal" and "UP Exhibition" was written on that plane and it was also painted with one picture showing a plane in mountains.
40 Mail out of the 6500 was the picture card of the pilots and planes. Out of which today only 10 are left
and out of that 1 is in the at the Department of Post, Allahabad.
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