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  2. Shivkar Bapuji Talpade - Wikipedia

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    Contemporary accounts of a successful flight do not exist, and no reliable historical records document its existence. [1] [2] [3] Pseudo-historical narratives about Talpade proliferated in India in the early 2000s among adherents of the Hindu-nationalist right-wing. These included the false claim that Talpade had "invented the modern aircraft".

  3. Children of Air India - Wikipedia

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    Children of Air India: Un/authorized Exhibits and Interjections is a 2013 poetry collection by Renée Sarojini Saklikar, published by Nightwood Editions. The title refers to the bombing of Air India Flight 182 in 1985.

  4. Aviation in India - Wikipedia

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    In 1940, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was set up at Bangalore and India's first aircraft rolled out for test flight in July 1941. [3] The Indian Air Force took part in the Second World War and was christened as Royal Indian Air Force. In 1950, when India became a republic, the prefix was dropped and it reverted to being the Indian Air ...

  5. Claims to the first powered flight - Wikipedia

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    Then on 12 November a flight of 22.2 seconds carried the 14-bis some 220 m (720 ft), earning the Aéro-Club prize of 1,500 francs for the first flight of more than 100 m. [39] This flight was also observed by the newly formed Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) and became the first record in their log book. [citation needed]

  6. We Were There - Wikipedia

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    We Were There at the First Airplane Flight: Felix Sutton 1960 29 We Were There on the Santa Fe Trail: Ross McLaury Taylor 1960 30 We Were There with Charles Darwin on H.M.S. Beagle: Philip Eisenberg 1960 31 We Were There at the Driving of the Golden Spike: David Shepherd 1960 32 We Were There at the Opening of the Atomic Era: James Munves 1959 32a

  7. Funny flight attendant distracts passengers from delay with ...

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    Funny flight attendant distracts passengers from delay with hilarious safety instructions January 27, 2023 at 9:00 AM He was able to keep us all distracted with humor while we waited to take off ...

  8. Indian poetry - Wikipedia

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    Indian poetry and Indian literature in general, has a long history dating back to Vedic times. They were written in various Indian languages such as Vedic Sanskrit, Classical Sanskrit, Ancient Meitei, Modern Meitei, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, Maithili, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi and Urdu among other prominent languages.

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