The Archive · 1924

Air Mail Service Across America

ow York to San Francisco in 35 Hours: Eastward Trip in 32 Hours New York, July 1.

The new daily air mail servi between New York and San Francisco was inaugurated this morning. One plane left the Pacis Coast, but two were. required to carry' the large" mails from the 'Atlantic seaboard owing to the pre-ailing winds being from the west third aeroplane will join the westward aeroplanes at Chicago with large mail Each aeroplane is capable. of carrying 600 Ib. The westward Sourney is scheduled to' occupy 35 hours and the eastward journey 92.

New York, July 2

'The first trans-continental air' mail has arrived from San Francisco,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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