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Article: Antique Biplane to Fly Mail Cross-Country 80 Years After Crash
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- September 8, 2008
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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