J. R. D. Tata was India's first pilot. He was born on July 29, 1904 and died on November 29, 1993. While his mother was French, his father was a Parsi by the name of Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata. RD Tata and Jamshetji Tata (the father of Tata Steel) were brothers and their father was Ervad Jamsheed Tata who was a priest of Navsari.
J.R.D. Tata's full name was Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata . His friends used to call him Jeh. He was elected the Chairman of Tata & Sons and held the position for a long period of 50 years. He was instrumental in launching India's first international airline which is Air India. He was an excellent entrepreneur and his ventures included the starting of the first motor company, first bank and also the first chemical plant. He was also awarded the Bharat Ratna for his extraordinary contributions to India's financial picture.
K. M. Mathen, was the first Indian Pilot to fly a Boeing 747 in the year 1970. He was called the "First Indian Jumbo Pilot". India's first lady Pilot was Sarla Thakral who took her first solo flight at the age of 21 in the year 1936.
J.R.D. Tata's full name was Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata . His friends used to call him Jeh. He was elected the Chairman of Tata & Sons and held the position for a long period of 50 years. He was instrumental in launching India's first international airline which is Air India. He was an excellent entrepreneur and his ventures included the starting of the first motor company, first bank and also the first chemical plant. He was also awarded the Bharat Ratna for his extraordinary contributions to India's financial picture.
K. M. Mathen, was the first Indian Pilot to fly a Boeing 747 in the year 1970. He was called the "First Indian Jumbo Pilot". India's first lady Pilot was Sarla Thakral who took her first solo flight at the age of 21 in the year 1936.
