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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]

Stamp of India - 1961 - Colnect 238985 - 1 - Pecquet Flying Humber Sommer
Stamp of India - 1961 - Colnect 238985 - 1 - Pecquet Flying Humber Sommer

The letters were marked "First Aerial Post, U.P. Exhibition Allahabad 1911."[5][6]


References


  1. S. B. Bhattacherje (May 2009). Encyclopaedia of Indian Events & Dates. p. A-175. ISBN 9788120740747.
  2. "Blog | National Postal Museum".
  3. "100 years of the world's first official airmail flight | Stamp News | Philately News | Postage Stamp | philately". Archived from the original on 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  4. History of Air Cargo and Airmail from the 18th Century by Camille Allaz, page 26.
  5. "Blog | National Postal Museum".
  6. S. B. Bhattacherje (May 2009). Encyclopaedia of Indian Events & Dates. p. A-175. ISBN 9788120740747.



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Henri Pequet (* 1. Februar 1888 in Bracquemont; † 13. März 1974 in Vichy) war ein französischer Pilot und Flugpionier.
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