The government loaned copters to the U.S. Postal Service, which staged test flights with the cooperation of the Army Air Forces. To operate routes in the 50-mile radius around Chicago, United Airlines was among the first to commit to purchasing helicopters of their own, as they and other private enterprises requested operating authority from ...

On July 6, 1939, the postal service placed an autogiro aircraft into use flying mail between the Central Airport at Camden, New Jersey to the roof of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania post office. On the first day of service, 52,128 first flight covers were cancelled and carried on the flight for philatelists, many of whom paid double the 6-cent ...

2017年7月10日 · Unlike helicopters, autogyros could not hover—a significant technical problem. Today, the memory of the autogyro delivery service lives on through the special stamps that christened the letters...

2022年11月2日 · If the USPS had its own fleet of planes, it would likely be flying them only to a few different destinations, mostly to where they have large distribution centers where mail can move from plane to truck.

On October 1, 1947, the first official Airmail service flown by helicopter was inaugurated in Los Angeles. Prior to this, the postal service experimented with delivery by autogiro aircraft.

Photos through the years of USPS handling the Unusual. Effective Nov. 29, international mail service to Canada is temporarily suspended, due to the strike of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. Read more.

2015年4月15日 · In the 1930s, the postal service regularly used gyrocopters for several such routes in the Northeast as well as in Los Angeles. This incredible film shows mail being ferried between the rooftop...

2024年8月17日 · With over 554 million letters and packages processed daily, you’d think they operate massive airline capabilities. But the behind-the-scenes reality powering this extensive USPS transportation network is far more complex. The advent of air mail proved essential for getting the commercial aviation industry off the ground in the early 20th century.

Discover the fascinating history of air mail delivery by helicopter, from the Post Office Department's pioneering efforts to the incredible statistics behind...

Beginning August 20, 1949, Air Mail Route No. 96 was the Chicago area helicopter service. On the inaugural flight, Wes Moore of the Helicopter Air Sevice, Inc. carried this mail pouch of domestic U.S. airmail from the roof of the Chicago Post Office to the airmail service field at …