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Henri Pequet (1888-1974) was a pilot in the first official airmail flight on February 18 1911. The 23 year old Frenchman, in India for an airshow, delivered about 6,500 letters when he flew from Allahabad to Naini, about 10 kilometers away. He flew a Sommer biplane with about fifty horsepower (37 kW), and made the journey in thirteen minutes.

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1911 in aviation

made by Vivian Walsh at Auckland February 18 - the first airmail is carried by an aeroplane. Henri Pequet carries mail across the Jumna River, from Allahabad to Naini Junction, India. March the...

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official flight took place on 18 February 1911 in Allahabad, British India, when Henri Pequet carried...

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