"First Aerial Mail Service between New York City and Washington, DC, begun on May 15, 1918. Major R. H. Fleet piloting the first regular aero mail plane arrived in Washington, G. at 10:35 AM. Chance, Postmaster of Washington, , holding a letter addressed to Governor Whitman of New York."

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