Inaugural air mail service in 1918; a R-4 helicopter in 1943 carries mail to an airport for air delivery in Washington DC, Unit...
The 25th Anniversary of the Air Mail Service in the United States. Past events from year 1918 show the inauguration of air mail in the United States. A man holds an envelope to be delivered by air. President Woodrow Wilson talks to a pilot. Scene changes to 1943 in front of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC, on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Air Mail Service. A U.S. Army Sikorsky R-4 helicopter lands outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC. The pilot speaks to the helicopter designer, Igor Sikorsky, and receive a special package of mail. The helicopter is seen landing in Arlington Virginia at recently opened Washington National Airport, to deliver the package to a waiting aircraft. Crowd of people gathered outside at Washington National Airport terminal building to watch the helicopter landing. Mail being loaded aboard an air mail aircraft. The helicopter takes off.
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