Article: Antique Biplane to Fly Mail Cross-Country 80 Years After Crash

To: NATIONAL EDITORS

Contact: David Coleman, (O) +1-202-268-2155, (C) +1-202-268- 2162, david .p.Coleman@usps.gov, or Mary Weber, (O) +1-202-268- 7722, (C) +1-202-437-1299, mary.c.weber@usps.gov, both of USPS

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the U.S. Postal Service:

What:

Reenactment of the first transcontinental airmail flight from Long Island to San Francisco in a restored airmail biplane after a crash in 1928.

Who:

Aviation Historian/Antique aircraft restorer and Boeing 40C Pilot Addison Pemberton

Antique aircraft restorer and 1927 Stearman C3B Pilot Larry Tobin

Antique aircraft restorer and 1930 Stearman 4E Speedmail Pilot Ben Scott

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