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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 with a special flight.
  • Darryl Fisher of the Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation and two other pilots are retracing an early San Diego-to-Seattle airmail route over six days.
  • They are flying three historic Stearman Speedmail bi-planes, making stops where the USPS sells commemorative stamps, and the flight can be tracked live online.
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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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