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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution army air corps armyaircorps airmail usps curtiss jn-4h curtissjn4h jenny washingtondc curtiss jenny curtissjenny jn-4 jn4 jn-4h jn4h aviation aircraft airplane major reuben fleet majorreubenfleet curtiss george boyle georgeboyle boyle, george boylegeorge reuben fleet reubenfleet fleet, reuben fleetreuben reuben h. fleet reubenhfleet consolidated aircraft consolidatedaircraft consolidated flight pilot pilots plane war pilots warpilots first air mail firstairmail 1918 world war i worldwari goggles leather helme leatherhelme boyle fleet national postal museum nationalpostalmuseum mail across the commons mailacrossthecommons blackandwhite monochrome black and white Description: Major Reuben Fleet of the Army Air Corps (left) and Lieutenant George Boyle (right) standing near a Curtiss Jenny (JN-4H) airplane on May 15, 1918. Major Fleet was tasked by the U.S. Army and the Post Office Department with arranging the first regularly schedule airmail service flights in the United States. The flights began on May 15, 1918 with flights between Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York City. Major Fleet and Lt. Boyle were photographed at Washington's temporary airmail field on the polo grounds near the Potomac River. The pair are admiring Major Fleet's new wristwatch. The Hamilton Watch company presented each of the Army Air Corps airmail pilots with a new wristwatch in honor of their historic flights. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Culture: American Geography: USA Date: 1918 Collection: Benjamin Lipsner Collection Repository: National Postal Museum Accession number: A.2008-17 Persistent URL: arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=194369 View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Description: Major Reuben Fleet of the Army Air Corps (left) and Lieutenant George Boyle (right) standing near a Curtiss Jenny (JN-4H) airplane on May 15, 1918. Major Fleet was tasked by the U.S. Army and the Post Office Department with arranging the first regularly schedule airmail service flights in the United States. The flights began on May 15, 1918 with flights between Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York City. Major Fleet and Lt. Boyle were photographed at Washington's temporary airmail field on the polo grounds near the Potomac River. The pair are admiring Major Fleet's new wristwatch. The Hamilton Watch company presented each of the Army Air Corps airmail pilots with a new wristwatch in honor of their historic flights. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Culture: American Geography: USA Date: 1918 Collection: Benjamin Lipsner Collection Repository: National Postal Museum Accession number: A.2008-17 Persistent URL: arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=194369 View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. | ||||
