Aviation became big business and the demand for air mail greatly increased. This period had increased development and use of cars, radio and movies, telephones, and electrification bringing appliances to American homes. Later, the Washington polo field was abandoned in favor of the larger airport at College Park, MD., from which the mail was flown to Philadelphia (Camden, NJ).Ī couple of years later, the 'Roaring Twenties' brought a near decade of economic prosperity that was so great that many thought it would never end. Beginning August 12, 1918, the USPO took over the entire airmail service with their civilian pilots (salary $4,000 per year) & mechanics using six Standard Aircraft Corp. Army Air Corps flew the mail for about 3 months as the USPO had not yet finalized their pilot teams and airplanes. polo field to New York city as well as the return flights in their 'Jenny' biplanes.

Army pilots flew the first official airmail-carrying flights from the Washington, D.C.

Ancient Footprints Persevered in the Great Salt La.U.S.

Concrete Arrow is a Remnant of a US Airmail Beacon.

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