First transcontinental air mail service
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:distance |
2,612 miles
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| gptkbp:endDate |
June 30, 1924
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First transcontinental air mail service
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| gptkbp:milestone |
first continuous day-and-night airmail service in the U.S.
reduced coast-to-coast mail delivery time from 72 to 33 hours |
| gptkbp:notableAircraft |
gptkb:Curtiss_JN-4
gptkb:de_Havilland_DH-4 |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
first night flight on February 22-23, 1921
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| gptkbp:notableStation |
gptkb:Cheyenne
gptkb:Chicago gptkb:Omaha gptkb:Salt_Lake_City |
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Post_Office_Department
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
experimental airmail flights (1918-1920)
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to deliver mail across the United States by air
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| gptkbp:route |
gptkb:New_York_City
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| gptkbp:routeEnd |
gptkb:San_Francisco
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| gptkbp:startDate |
September 8, 1920
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:contract_airmail_routes_(CAM)
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Service_(1918–1926)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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