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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
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1938 Aerodrome Airmail Belonging Colombo Departure Operators Sons Tata Waco
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