Tata Airlines (later known as Air India) conducted its maiden flight in 1932.
The inaugural flight of Tata Air Mail took place on October 15, 1932. JRD Tata flew the mail from Karachi to Bombay, and Vincent flew it from Bombay to Madras. This little aviation service only had two pilots, three engineers, and four support personnel. JRD notably piloted the first-ever flight of Tata Air Services from Karachi's Drigh Road Aerodrome to Mumbai's Juhu Airstrip via Ahmedabad on this date in aviation history. The plane was a single-engine De Havilland Puss Moth carrying 25kg of 4-anna airmail letters.
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