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8th June 1948 Flight Covers- A Historic Flight

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  • Date: June 8, 1948 (Tuesday)

  • Departure Time: 00:05

  • Aircraft Name: Malabar Princess

  • Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-749 Constellation (40-seater)

  • Registration Number: VT-CQS

  • Departed from: Santa Cruz Airport in Bombay for London via Cairo & Geneva (5,000 miles)

  • Captains in Command: K R Guzder (Bombay-Cairo) & D K Jatar (Cairo-Geneva-London)

  • Passengers on Board: 35 (29 bound for London, 6 for Geneva)

  • Fare: Rs. 1720 (Bombay-London)

  • Cargo: The Malabar Princess carried 164 passenger bags with 1700 pounds of mail, including letters from Indians to their friends/relatives in Egypt, Switzerland, and the UK.

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8TH JUNE 1948 AIR INDIA PRIVATE FFC BOMBAY LONDON
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The First three aircraft delivered to Air-India were the Rajput Princess (VT-CQR) which was originally intended to be used for the inaugural journey, but later it was decided that the Malabar Princess (VT-CQP) would be used for this flight. The third flight which is the Mogul Princess (VT-CQS) its illustration can be seen in the red souvenir cover of Air India

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