![]() ![]() The airfield gained prominence during 1944 when planes were brought for calibration and other training activities also ferry flights started using the airfield. The base started operating during May 1942 and until the beginning of 1944 the base was primarily used for repair and maintenance of warplanes which on landing were taken to a workshop at Ponmalai 2 km away. ![]() World War II ĭuring World War II, RAF Station Kajamalai was established at the airfield and used by the British Royal Air Force. There are evidences of Weekly Air Mail service in operation on the Bombay-Goa-Cannore-Trivandrum-Tirchinopoly route during early 1937 which later made connection to the Karachi-Colombo Air Mail service at Trichinopoly. This flight was a precursor for the extension of their regular Karachi-Madras Airmail service until Colombo via Trichinopoly, which began operations on 28 February 1938. Barucha, the return flight to Madras via Trichinopoly occurred the next day. The Special "Goodwill Flight" was operated by Miles M4A Merlin aircraft registered as VT-AHC and piloted by H. operated an Indo-Cylone special airmail service between Madras and Colombo via Trichinopoly carrying Christmas mails connecting their regular airmail service between Karachi and Madras via Bhuj, Ahmedabad, Bombay, Hyderabad. The first known history of commercial flight landing at the airport dates back to 23 December 1936 when TATA Sons, Ltd.
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