Flying Postmen by Stan Stokes. SQN52 Somewhere in France by Geoff

Somewhere in France by Geoff Nutkins

Flight Officer J Frank Bell

Low Pass Over the Möhne Dam by Anthony Saunders

and guns were fired to herald his arrival

dive on unsuspecting Junker Ju87Bs (Stukas) during the Battle of France 1940

Flying Postmen by Stan Stokes. SQN52 Somewhere in France by GeoffSTK0172. Flying Postmen by Stan Stokes. The inauguration of air mail service in the United States in 1918 would prove to be a very significant development in the evolution of the aviation industry. Spearheaded by Assistant Postmaster General Otto Praeger, Congress approved funding for a limited service between New York, Philadelphia, and Washington. The inaugural flights took place in May of 1918 utilizing US Army pilots and Curtiss JN 4H aircraft.