File:First airmail service 1918.jpg
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English: First airmail service, 1918
Army Major Reuben H. Fleet stands in front of a Curtiss JN-4H "Jenny" airplane after flying from Philadelphia to Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., on May 15, 1918, the date regularly scheduled airmail service began between Washington and New York City. Fleet brought the plane to Washington in preparation for the first flight. In the photograph you can see Fleet’s map, still strapped to his leg. Working with rough fields, inexperienced pilots, and early planes, Fleet oversaw the Army's contribution to early airmail. |
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Author | U.S. Air Force photo; collection of United States Postal Service |
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File change date and time | 21:07, 17 April 2010 |
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