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When aircrafts took to theMadras skies on metal wings

D’Angelis’ maiden flight in 1910 set in motion the aviation history of Madras. From a record-making 27-hour flight from London to Madras in a de-Havilland Dove and a night land that left the pilots “trembling like a leaf” to an air taxi that flew all the way to Burma and Alagappa

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The Hindu25 Aug 2026, 08:51 amUpdated 4h ago1 min readIndiaIndia
When aircrafts took to the Madras skies on metal wings

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D’Angelis’ maiden flight in 1910 set in motion the aviation history of Madras. From a record-making 27-hour flight from London to Madras in a de-Havilland Dove and a night land that left the pilots “trembling like a leaf” to an air taxi that flew all the way to Burma and Alagappa Chettiar’s Jupiter Airways, the skies above Madras have surely never seen a dull moment

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Source: The Hindu. Published 25 Aug 2026, 08:51 am.

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