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*[[Indian Air Force]]
== Aviation histories==
*''Indian Airways'' by Stephen H Smith(Stephen Hector). A work in three volumes published 1926-1930 detailing the first and special flights within and through India up to March 1930. Available at the British Library: UIN: BLL01003423426:''The World Flyer’s Flier’s Danger Zone'' by Stephen H. Smith. 1927. Covers the hazards of mail flights south east from Calcutta across the Bay of Bengal to Burma and Thailand. Available at the British Library: 2nd edition 1927 UIN: BLL01003423427
:For more details of Stephen H Smith, see [[Postal Service]].
==External links==
*[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/index.html Flightglobal Archive].
*[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-when-the-first-british-airways-flight-landed-in-india-2019729 "When the first British Airways flight landed in India"] by Shahkar Abidi, 19 September 2014 dnaindia.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014. The first commercial flight was in 1929.
*[http://kbhargava.com/flyingtales/aviation-in-india-a-peep-into-its-early-history.html "Aviation in India – A Peep Into Its Early History"] by Gp Capt Kapil Bhargava (Retd) May 15, 2008 kbhargava.com
*[https://www.academia.edu/1742148/British_Imperial_Aviation_Bibliography_-_author_list_and_chronology British Imperial Aviation Bibliography - author list & chronology] compiled by Gordon Pirie August 2011. academia.edu. Mainly in respect of the period 1919-1939.
===Historical books online===
*[http://jramc.bmj.com/content/65/3/197.full.pdf "E Pericoloso Sporgersi: Jodhpur to Croydon"] by Major-General D. S. Skelton ''Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps'' 1935;65:3 pages 197-207. Diary of a flight from Jodhpur to London, via Karachi and the Middle East, including cost details.
