Henri Pequet (1 February 1888 – 13 March 1974) was a pilot in the first official airmail flight on February 18, 1911.[1][2][3] The 23-year-old Frenchman, in India for an airshow, delivered about 6,500 letters when he flew from an Allahabad polo field to Naini, about 10 kilometers away. He flew a Humber-Sommer biplane with about fifty horsepower (37 kW), and made the journey in thirteen minutes.[4]
The letters were marked "First Aerial Post, U.P. Exhibition Allahabad 1911."[5][6]
References
edit- ^ S. B. Bhattacherje (2009). Encyclopaedia of Indian Events & Dates. p. A-175. ISBN 9788120740747.
- ^ "Blog | National Postal Museum".
- ^ "100 years of the world's first official airmail flight | Stamp News | Philately News | Postage Stamp | philately". Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ History of Air Cargo and Airmail from the 18th Century by Camille Allaz, p. 26.
- ^ "Blog | National Postal Museum".
- ^ S. B. Bhattacherje (2009). Encyclopaedia of Indian Events & Dates. p. A-175. ISBN 9788120740747.
External links
edit- Aerophilately
- Henri Pequet bio at Ralph Cooper's website
- Henri Pecquet - Champagne|Berceau De L'Aviation
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