Olivia becomes fascinated with the thought of flying.
He is invited to stay until he is able to fix his plane. Regardless of employer – Army, Post Office Department or private airline companies - pilots who flew America's airmail for the first few decades were among the most courageous pioneers of aviation.The Walton family befriends an air mail pilot who is forced to land because of engine trouble. The list of applicants for these positions was consistently long, and any pilot that did not live up to expectations could quickly find himself without a job.Įight years later, the Air Mail Service was turned over to private contractors who hired their own pilots, including several of the postal pilots. The postal pilots were a fascinating mix of men, including native born Americans immigrants former military pilots civilian instructors loud, brash and confident fliers and quiet, steady and reliable aviators.
When the Post Office Department took command of the service in August, civilian pilots were hired to fly the mail. Philadelphia and New York, New York.that pilot Eddie Gardner got his nickname "Turkey Bird" because of his wobbly takeoffs?
These first airmail pilots flew a total of 254 trips during those months, flying mail on the first scheduled airmail route between Washington, D.C. were Army Air Service pilots who flew the mail between May 15 and August 9, 1918. The first regular airmail pilots in the U.S.
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