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Historic Biplanes Recreate First Airmail Flight

The route recreation was carried out in three Stearman Speedmail aircraft. Ageless Aviation
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Key Takeaways:

  • The 100th anniversary of the first scheduled U.S. airmail service is being commemorated by a six-day retracing of an early airmail route.
  • Darryl Fisher's Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation and two other pilots are flying three historic Stearman Speedmail bi-planes from San Diego to Seattle.
  • The commemorative flight includes stops where the USPS sets up portable post offices to sell historic covers and commemorative stamps.
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Unless you’re a stamp collector, word that the U.S. Postal Service recently began selling stamps commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first scheduled airmail service in the United States might well have flown right past you.

Rob Mark

Rob Mark is an award-winning journalist, business jet pilot, flight instructor, and blogger.

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