▁were ▁the ▁he irs ▁to ▁the ▁throne . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁on ▁royal ▁patron age ▁of ▁H . H ▁Mah ar aja ▁Ch ith ira ▁Th ir unal , ▁T ata ▁Airlines ▁made ▁its ▁ma iden ▁flight ▁to ▁the ▁air port ▁using ▁D H . 8 3 ▁Fox ▁M oth ▁aircraft ▁under ▁command ▁of ▁India ' s ▁first ▁pilot ▁Nev ill ▁V int cent ▁carrying ▁Jam sh ed ▁Nav oro ji , ▁a ▁T ata ▁company ▁official , ▁and ▁Kan chi ▁D war ak adas , ▁commercial ▁agent ▁of ▁Tra van core ▁in ▁Kar achi , ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁mail ▁from ▁the ▁Vic ero y ▁of ▁British ▁India , ▁Lord ▁Will ing don , ▁wish ing ▁birth day ▁gre et ings ▁to ▁the ▁Mah ar aja . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁flight ▁took ▁off ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁carrying ▁ma ils ▁of ▁Royal ▁An ch al ▁( Tra van core ▁Post ) ▁to ▁Bomb ay . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Government ▁of ▁Tra van core ▁acquired ▁a ▁Dak ota ▁as ▁Mah ar aja ' s ▁private ▁aircraft ▁and ▁placed ▁the ▁first ▁squad ron ▁of ▁Royal ▁Indian ▁Air ▁Force ▁( Tra van core ) ▁for ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁from ▁aer ial ▁attacks . ▁After ▁Independ ence , ▁the ▁a irst rip ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁domestic ▁fl ights ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁domestic ▁terminal , ▁Terminal ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁International ▁operations ▁were ▁initi ated ▁by ▁Air