On this day in 1924, Carl Eielson flew the first airmail between Fairbanks and McGrath, Alaska, with an Airco DH.4 in just 3 hours. This trip was usually performed with dog-sleds and took up to 30 days. A year later, President Coolidge would sign the 'Kelly Act', the starting point of development of regular airmail for the US Post Office, and the DH.4 would become its workhorse

#aviationhistory , #onthisdauinaviationhistory , #onthisdayinaviation , #onthisdayinaviationhistory , #otd , #otd #aviationhistory #onthisdayinaviationhistory , 2013 , Airco , De Havilland , DH.4 , Evergreen Air Museum , McMinnville , Oregon , USA

Exposure Time	1/640 s
ApertureFNumber	f/4.0
ISO	1250
Model	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens	EF17-40mm f/4L USM
Focal Length	24 mm
Date Time of Original	2013:07:08 10:40:31

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Robin MORET

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Monday 8 July 2013

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Monday 6 September 2021

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