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The first Empire Airmail service

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The first Empire Airmail service

The departure from Ratmalana Aerodrome, Colombo, of the first Empire Airmail service on 28 February 1938. A Waco Model C Series 4 belonging to Tata Sons Ltd, operators of the Colombo-Madras-Bombay-Karachi 1, 900-mile route is shown. Date: 1938

Media ID 9887375

© The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library) / Mary Evans Picture Library

1938 Aerodrome Airmail Belonging Colombo Departure Operators Sons Tata Waco


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