May 15, 1918: Major Fleet explains the route to Lieutenant George L. Boyle as they prepare for the first aerial mail service between New York City and Washington, DC. Major Fleet had just completed the journey from Bustleton Field in Philadelphia in one hour and fifty-five minutes of flying time. Historical photo by Lt. deBerri,

---

Size: 9178px × 6297px
Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: .., 111-sc, 111-sc-10636, 15, 18, 1918, activities, aerial, airmail, american, boyle, bustleton, censored, city, dc, field, fleet, flying, historical, leg, lieut., mail, major, map, military, otomso, pennsylvania, philadelphia, photographs, photography, plane, released, route, sero, service, time, war, washington, world, york