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Air India First Flight Covers
The Legacy Continues.
Air India First Flight Covers
The Legacy Continues.
A Flight information leaflet, given to the passengers when mid-air.
1960
1st May 1961 Indian Airlines Fokker's Friendship Flight from Calcutta to Dacca- VT DMB
1st May 1961 Indian Airlines Fokker's Friendship Flight from Calcutta to Chittagong
16th May 1961 Indian Airlines Fokker's Friendship Flight from Calcutta to Banaras-Agra-Delhi- VT DMD
16th May 1961 Indian Airlines Fokker's Friendship Flight from Calcutta to Bagdogra, Gauhati and MohanBari
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bombay to Goa
19 January 1962
Indian Airlines First Flight from Goa to Bombay
20 January 1962
1964
On 1st February 1964 Indian Airlines inaugurated by linking Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta and Madras Using Caravelle Jet for the first time.
Indian Airlines First Flight from New Delhi to Bombay
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
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Indian Airlines First Flight from Bombay to New Delhi
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
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Indian Airlines First Flight from New Delhi to Madras
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
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Indian Airlines First Flight from Madras to New Delhi
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
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Indian Airlines First Flight from Calcutta to New Delhi
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
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Indian Airlines First Flight from New Delhi to Calcutta
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
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Indian Airlines First Flight from Bombay to Madras
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
Indian Airlines First Flight from Madras to Bombay
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
Indian Airlines First Flight from Calcutta to Bombay
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bombay to Calcutta
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
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A very long envelope used as a FFC from Bombay to Calcutta
Some other types of Caravelle covers
1964
On 1st February 1964 Indian Airlines inaugurated by linking Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta and Madras Using Caravelle Jet for the first time.
Indian Airlines First Flight from Delhi to Bombay- Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bombay to Delhi - Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
Indian Airlines First Flight from Calcutta to Bombay- Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bombay to Calcutta - Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
Indian Airlines First Flight from Madras to Bombay- Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bombay to Madras - Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
Indian Airlines First Flight from Calcutta to NewDelhi - Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
Indian Airlines First Flight from Delhi to Calcutta- Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
Indian Airlines First Flight from Madras to New Delhi- Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
Indian Airlines First Flight from Delhi to Madras- Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
1966
On 1st April 1965 Indian Airlines inaugurated by linking Bangalore to Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta and Madras Using Caravelle Jet.
Indian Airlines First Flight from Madras to Bangalore- Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1st April 1965
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bangalore to Madras - Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1st April 1965
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bangalore to Delhi- Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
Indian Airlines First Flight from Delhi to Bangalore - Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1st April 1965
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bangalore to Bombay- Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1st April 1965
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bombay to Bangalore- Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 February 1964
On 1st January 1966 Indian Airlines inaugurated by linking Hyderabad to Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta and Madras Using Caravelle Jet.
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Indian Airlines First Flight from Madras to Calcutta- Small and Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 January 1966
Indian Airlines First Flight from Calcutta to Madras - Small and Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 January 1966
Indian Airlines First Flight from Madras to Hyderabad - Small and Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 January 1966
Indian Airlines First Flight from Hyderabad to Madras- Small Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 January 1966
Indian Airlines First Flight from Delhi to Hyderabad - Small and Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 January 1966
Indian Airlines First Flight from Hyderabad to Delhi - Small and Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 January 1966
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bombay to Hyderabad - Long Envelope
Caravelle Jet
1 January 1966
Indian Airlines First Flight to and from Kathmandu to and from Delhi, Calcutta
F - 27 Fokker Friendship
15 July 1966
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1971
Indian Airlines First Flight Calcutta to Dacca,Bangladesh
Dakota DC-3
26 December 1971
Indian Airlines First Flight Dacca,Bangladesh to Calcutta
Dakota DC-3
28 December 1971
1972
Indian Airlines First Flight Calcutta to Dacca,Bangladesh
Boeing 737
15 January 1972
Indian Airlines First Flight Dacca,Bangladesh to Calcutta
Boeing 737
16 January 1972
Indian Airlines
50th year of Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta
7 December, 1974
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1975
Indian Airlines - Reintroduction of Night Airmail Bombay - Madras
1 April 1975
Indian Airlines - Reintroduction of Night Airmail Madras - Bombay
1 April 1975
1976
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bombay to Delhi
Boeing 737-200 ,1 November 1975
Jaipur - Delhi Stage, Jaipur - Aurangabad Stage,
Calcutta to Agartala, Agartala to Calcutta, Boeing 737-200, 4 December 1975
Mangalore to Madras, Madras to Mangalore HS 748, 7 January 1976
Bangalore - Madras Stage, Madras - Bangalore Stage
Madras to Male, , HS 748, 2 February 1976
Indian Airlines Proving Flight from Delhi to Bombay, Bombay to Madras, Friendship 28, 11 March 1976
Madras to Port Blair, Friendship 28, 12 March 1976
Calcutta to Agartala, Friendship 28, 13 March 1976
Calcutta to Silchar, Silchar to Calcutta, Friendship 28, 13 March 1976, Via Agartala
Agartala to Silchar, Calcutta to Kathmandu, Kathmandu to Delhi , Friendship 28, 13 March 1976
Delhi to Srinagar, Friendship 28, 14 March 1976
Bombay to Cochin, Cochin to Madras, BAC 1/11 475, 1 July 1976
Calcutta to Agartala, Agartala to Sichar, Calcutta to Kathmandu, BAC 1/11 475, 3 July 1976
Srinagar to Jammu, BAC 1/11 475, 4 July 1976
Lahore - Delhi, 21 July 1976
Bombay - Karachi, 25 July 1976
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1976
Indo-Pak Friendship Flight
First Flight Bombay - Karachi,
25 July 1976
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bombay to Delhi
Airbus A - 300
1 December 1976
Indian Airlines First Flight from Delhi to Bombay
Airbus A - 300
1 December 1976
Indian Airlines First Flight from Calcutta to Bombay
Airbus A - 300
1 December 1976
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bombay to Calcutta
Airbus A - 300
1 December 1976
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bangalore addressed to Hong Kong
Airbus A - 300
1 December 1976
Indian Airlines First Flight Bombay to Madras, Madras to Bombay
Airbus A - 300
20 December 1976
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1977
Indian Airlines First Flight from Delhi to Calcutta
Airbus A - 300
14 January 1977
Indian Airlines First Flight from Calcutta to Delhi
Airbus A - 300
14 January 1977
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bangalore to Bombay
Airbus A - 300
14 January 1977
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bombay to Bangalore
Airbus A - 300
14 January 1977
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bangalore to Bombay
Airbus A - 300
14 January 1977
Indian Airlines First Flight from
Port Blair to Calcutta 2 August 1977
Bombay to Mangalore 19 December 1977
Mangalore to Bombay 20 December 1977
Bombay to Bhavnagar 21 December 1977
Calcutta to Jorhat 21 December 1977
Calcutta to Dibrugarh 21 December 1977
Jorhat to Dibrugarh 21 December 1977
Dibrugarh to Calcutta 21 December 1977
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1978
Indian Airlines First Flight from Bhavnagar to Bombay
2 January 1978
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Special Service IVA, 79
24 July 1978
Indian Airlines First Flight Airbus A-300 from Lemwerder to Bombay
VFW - Fokker
7 August 1978
Indian Airlines First Flight Airbus A-300 to Lemwerder from Bombay
VFW - Fokker
8 August 1978
1979
Indian Airlines First Flight from Srinagar Leh Srinagar
Boeing 737
14 January 1979
Indian Airlines First Flight Hyderabad to Bangalore
Airbus A - 300
15 April 1979
Indian Airlines First Flight Bangalore to Hyderabad
Airbus A - 300
15 April 1979
Indian Airlines First Flight Hyderabad to New Delhi
Airbus A - 300
15 April 1979
Indian Airlines First Flight New Delhi to Hyderabad
Airbus A - 300
15 April 1979
Indian Airlines First Flight New Delhi to Bangalore
Airbus A - 300
15 April 1979
Indian Airlines First Flight Bangalore to New Delhi
Airbus A - 300
15 April 1979
Indian Airlines First Flight from Trivandrum to Male
Boeing 737
7 May 1979
Some Indian Airlines Ephemera shown below.
Some Indian Airlines Postcards shown below.
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Believe these 2 be the first issued postcards of Indian Airlines
Set of 6 Postcards, all showing a shadow of aircraft.
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