Aviation: The Invention of Airmail

Aviation: The Invention of Airmail

Find out how, long before email, another communication innovation - airmail - got its start.

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While planes were the weapons of World War I, there were limited uses in the civilian world at that time. It took the daring of General Billy Mitchell and the bold vision of the U.S. Assistant Postmaster General Otto Praeger to foresee one key way the airplane could connect the nation. This presentation tells the story of the world’s first transcontinental airmail route and the daring pilots, technicians and communities willing to take a chance on new technologies to conquer the challenges of flying coast to coast over some of the most difficult environments on the planet.

Wyoming, at the rooftop of the nation, held a special significance for the airmail service, and we’ll explore its role in the creation of this technological marvel.  What happened in Wyoming laid the foundation for commercial aviation as we know it today.  

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