1935 Wiley Post transcontinent stratospheric Airmail flight, California to NY (H

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Condition: 1935 Wiley Post.
Last commercial air post flight.
Transcontinental stratospheric Airmail flight,
California to New York.
Only about 4,500 covers were carried in this mail bag

1935 Wiley Post

Last Commercial Air Post Flight
Note: If a similar cover does not have the 4-line backstamp, it was NOT carried
Transcontinental stratospheric Airmail flight
California to New York

Only about 4,500 covers were carried in this mail bag

Wiley hardeman post was a famed american aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high-altitude flying, post helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream.

Between February 22 and June 15, 1935, Post made four unsuccessful attempts to complete the first high altitude non-stop flight from Los Angeles to New York, all of which failed for various mechanical reasons. The first attempt on February 22 ended just 57.5 miles north of Los Angeles at Muroc Field, CA (Now Edwards AFB). This was followed by attempts on March 15 (Cleveland, Ohio; 2,035 miles), April 14 (Lafayette, Indiana; 1,760 miles), and June 15 (Wichita, KS; 1,188 miles).

As the attempts were also meant to be the "First Air Mail Stratosphere Flight" over U.S. Air Mail Route #2 (AM-2) from Los Angeles to New York, Post also carried a quantity of 'cacheted' covers sponsored by Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc on all four flights. One 50 lb mailbag contained about 4,500 covers. When Post was killed on August 15, 1935, thus ending the possibility of any more attempts to complete the AM-2 stratosphere flight, the covers were finally cancelled in Los Angeles on August 20, 1935, and forwarded to their addressees.

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