First Flight in U.S. Air Mail Services
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2011-11-04
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A six-horse stagecoach delivering mail sacks to the airfield at Pasco, Washington to be delivered to Boise, Idaho and Elko, Nevada via air mail in a Swallow biplane operated by Varney Air Lines for the first time in U.S. postal history.
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Air mail service, Varney Air Lines, Biplanes, Swallow biplanes, Elko, Nevada, United States Postal Service
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