
India Today Magazine
June 6, 2025 at 04:20 PM
_History of It_
*When Red Road, in heart of Kolkata, turned into an airstrip during World War II*
While the landing of fighter jets on highways might seem like a recent phenomenon, planes of the Royal Air Force (RAF) landed and took off from the Red Road in Calcutta almost 80 years ago, during the peak of World War II.
_Read more_ ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/464v7v8w
*Do you think roads and highways should be designed for emergency military use, like during WWII?*
_React with:_
👍 - *Yes – smart and strategic*
👎 - *No – they should stay civilian-use only*
⭐ - *Only in border or high-risk regions*
😮 - *Can’t say*

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