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Air India First Flight Covers
The Legacy Continues.
Air India First Flight Covers
The Legacy Continues.
Air India Flight Photo portraying CHE GUEVARA on one of his flight missions during 1950's-60's. Signed at the back by Che Guevara by pencil also noting his well known saying "Hasta la victoria siempre!" meaning- Until victory, always!. He started to write by a black pen but it did not write so he wrote with a pencil.
A perfect memoir got spoiled due to unseasonal rains of Mumbai and not packing properly. This is how the original looked.
Air India Super Constellation aircrafts used upto 1960
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A RPPC sent to the Princess Faiza Sultan of Bhopal
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Must be a Photo taken during the delivery of Rani of Jhansi
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Bombay 16th March, 1948 Arrival of the 1st Air-India International Constellation VT-CQS Mughal Princess at Santacruz Airport.
Left to right: Mr. J.D.Choksi - Director Air-India, Mr. JRD Tata - Chairman, Air-India & Air-India International, Mr B.W. Figgins - General Manager Air-India & Air-India International, Mr S.K. Kooka Traffic Manager Air-India & Air-India International, Mr A.C. Gazdar Operation Manager Air-India & Air-India International.
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From the desk of Dale wright Photos of Delivery of Rani Of Ellora
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Delivery of an un named Super constellation.
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Some Real Air India photo's from office and some aircrafts and pilots
Air India Vickers Viking
BOEING 707 - Circa 1960 onwards
Pilot K.R. Guzder at Idlewind Airport, signed by him.
Air India First Flight at Idlewind Airport, London.
Below Photo's are from H.D. Advani's collection,
a Station Manager at Mumbai Airport.
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AII flight at Sri Lanka for a conference.
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Mr Laidblad with Family leaving for Zurich by AII on 24.12.57
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Mr Raj Bedi and H.D. Advani
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Hoteliers from the World having attended the convention at Delhi arrived Bombay.
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Prior to Dep. for Germany 1953
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Mr & Mrs Cain left for Sydney by AII flight from Bombay on 3.6.58 seen off by our H.D. Advani
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A.C. Gazdar
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It was a ritual to get Photograph clicked before flying Air India.
Below are some memories by passengers.
Yesteryears famous actor Rajendra Prasad before flying Air India.
DC-8's Cargo planes- these were wetleased by Air India
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