Wednesday, 8 June 2022

India’s First International Flight

 


On 8 June 1948, India’s first international flight departed from Mumbai (then Bombay). The aircraft ‘Malabar Princess’ travelled about 5,000 miles to reach London in a 24-hour trip with refueling stops at Cairo and Geneva. The Air India’s flight was a weekly service started between India and United Kingdom. Malabar Princess was a 40 seater Lockheed L-749 Constellation, propeller-driven four-engine aircraft, registered as VT-CQP. The cost of the ticket was Rs. 1,720. The captain of the flight was K R Guzdar.

Dainik Jagran, Ludhiana 08-06-2022


Tuesday, 8 March 2022

Happy Woman's Day

 

Happy Woman's Day
(An article published in Amritsar Tribune dt 08-03-2022)

Wednesday, 2 March 2022

Postage Stamps issued by India Post in Feb 2022

 

50th Anniversary of ICRISAT
Issued on 05-02-2022
Delhi Police Platinum Jubilee
Issued on 16-02-2022
Joint Issue India UAE
Issued on 18-02-2022
50 Years of Arunachal Pradesh
Issued on 20-02-2022
President's Fleet Review, Visakhapatnam
Issued on 21-02-2022













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