Tata Group recently took to Instagram to share an interesting piece of history involving JRD Tata. The post, which has now created a buzz, is about the industrialist being the first in India to earn a commercial aviator’s certificate.
In the title of the post, they shared the story in detail. “You know the link between India’s first pilot’s license and Air India’s first flight? The story goes back to #TDTY in 1929,” they wrote. They then explain “How JRD ‘Jeh’ Tata obtained India’s first commercial pilot’s certificate on 10 February 1929.”
“Jeh not only founded India’s first airline – Tata Airways, which later became Air India – but also went on to test its maiden flight. One exciting dawn in October 1932, he flew a cat moth Soaring from Karachi to Mumbai at a then “dizzying 100 mph” speed. All he brought with him was a pair of goggles, the trusty slide rule he always carried with him during his flights,” said Silently. Prayers”, and his little blue and gold pilot’s certificate with number 1 on it,” they added. The post contains two images, one of which shows JRD Tata’s iconic license.
The post shared yesterday has accumulated over 5,000 likes and counting. The post also prompted various comments.
“Wow,” wrote one Instagram user. “Wow,” another shared. “This is not only Jeh’s precious history, but also India’s precious history…” a third commented.
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