Madras Flying Club Ltd.
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Founded in 1930, the Madras Flying Club was among India's earliest flying clubs and operated from a modest airstrip and tin shed at Meenambakkam. The club played a pioneering role in promoting civil aviation in South India and later formed the foundation of the Madras (now Chennai) Airport. One of its notable members, J.W. Madeley, regularly used aircraft to survey the city's water reservoirs. The club also witnessed a milestone in Indian aviation when Neville Vincent flew the Madras sector of J.R.D. Tata's inaugural Tata Air Mail service in October 1932, linking Madras with Bombay and Karachi. The illustrations show the early Meenambakkam terminal building, a Tiger Moth training aircraft (VT-ABL), and a poster for the Viceroy's Challenge Trophy Air Race held from Meenambakkam on 14 February 1936, reflecting the city's emergence as an important centre of Indian civil aviation.
(Image Courtesy: Mr. Sushil Mehra)
Founded in 1930, the Madras Flying Club was among India's earliest flying clubs and operated from a modest airstrip and tin shed at Meenambakkam. The club played a pioneering role in promoting civil aviation in South India and later formed the foundation of the Madras (now Chennai) Airport. One of its notable members, J.W. Madeley, regularly used aircraft to survey the city's water reservoirs. The club also witnessed a milestone in Indian aviation when Neville Vincent flew the Madras sector of J.R.D. Tata's inaugural Tata Air Mail service in October 1932, linking Madras with Bombay and Karachi. The illustrations show the early Meenambakkam terminal building, a Tiger Moth training aircraft (VT-ABL), and a poster for the Viceroy's Challenge Trophy Air Race held from Meenambakkam on 14 February 1936, reflecting the city's emergence as an important centre of Indian civil aviation.
(Image Courtesy: Mr. Sushil Mehra)