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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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http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/images/airmail/1918flight.jpg displayed and linked from this webpage |
| Author | U.S. Air Force photo; collection of United States Postal Service |
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| current | 01:09, 18 April 2010 | | 500 × 381 (87 KB) | Centpacrr | improve image gamma and fix several defects |
| 23:36, 17 April 2010 |  | 500 × 381 (89 KB) | Gwillhickers | {{Information |Description={{en|1=First_airmail_service_1918.jpg Category:Image sources Category:History of the United States category:Postage stamps and postal history of the United States}} |Source=US Post Office |Author=US Post Office |Dat |
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