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A solid read about the launch of the US Air Mail service and some of its early successes and failures. The service was started during WWI as a way to train pilots before sending them off to fly in the war, and to prove the viability of air mail as a service.
There's a lot of discussion of the big moments - the first day of DC-PHI-NYC flights, the expansion to include NYC-CHI and the eventual launch of a cross-country service. There's also a lot of discussion of the political side of things, and how the service was supported (or not) by various politicians and administrations. There are some stories of the pilots themselves and some recounting of some of the more harrowing flights thrown in as well.
The logistics of setting up the routes themselves was probably the most interesting, along with the flights themselves.
There's a lot of discussion of the big moments - the first day of DC-PHI-NYC flights, the expansion to include NYC-CHI and the eventual launch of a cross-country service. There's also a lot of discussion of the political side of things, and how the service was supported (or not) by various politicians and administrations. There are some stories of the pilots themselves and some recounting of some of the more harrowing flights thrown in as well.
The logistics of setting up the routes themselves was probably the most interesting, along with the flights themselves.
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