India flew world’s 1st official airmail flight
The world’s first official airmail flight was flown from Allahabad to Naini in Uttar Pradesh on February 18, 1911. Mail from across the region was collected at the Holy Trinity Church and was flown by an airplane piloted by a French pilot Henri Pequet. About 6,500 letters were sent over a distance of 8 km in about 13 minutes.