Henri Pequet (1 February 1888 – 13 March 1974) was a pilot in the first official airmail flight on February 18, 1911. The 23-year-old Frenchman, in India for an airshow, delivered about 6,500 letters when he flew from an Allahabad polo field to Naini, about 10 kilometers away. He flew a Humber-Sommer biplane with about fifty horsepower (37 kW), and made the journey in thirteen minutes. The letters were marked "First Aerial Post, U.P. Exhibition Allahabad 1911." References External links Aerophilately Henri Pequet bio at Ralph Cooper's website Henri Pecquet - Champagne|Berceau De L'Aviation 1888 births 1974 deaths French aviators Aviation pioneers History of Allahabad