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From bullock cart to jet engine: How Air India's first flight was refuelled
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On October 15, 1932, industrialist and aviator J R D Tata piloted the first flight of Tata Sons' aviation service. The flight, which marked the beginning of Tata's aviation venture, now called Air India, was, however, carrying an airmail, and not passengers.The single engine flight, De Havilland Puss Moth, from Karachi to Bombay (now called Mumbai) with a refuelling stop at Ahmedabad, is of particular significance because it led to a legacy which is still alive.Noting the significance of the his
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