First U.S. airmail flight (May 15, 1918)
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:aircraftType |
gptkb:Curtiss_JN-4H_"Jenny"
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| gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
U.S. postage stamp (1918)
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:date |
1918-05-15
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| gptkbp:distance |
218 miles (351 km)
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First U.S. airmail flight (May 15, 1918)
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| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:United_States_Post_Office_Department
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| gptkbp:mailCarried |
letters
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
pilot became lost and landed in Maryland
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| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:U.S._Army_Signal_Corps
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| gptkbp:pilot |
gptkb:Lieutenant_George_L._Boyle
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| gptkbp:route |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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| gptkbp:routeEnd |
gptkb:New_York_City
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| gptkbp:routeStop |
gptkb:Philadelphia
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| gptkbp:significance |
first scheduled airmail service in the United States
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lieutenant_George_L._Boyle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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