April 5, 1926

April 5, 1926

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American Commercial Flying

United States Air Forces

The Curtiss Carrier Pigeon and Lark

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American Commercial Flying

Mileage Statistics of Commercial Pilots Operating Throughout the Country.
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United States Air Forces

All Douglas 0-2 airplanes at Kelly Field belonging to the 10th School Group were assigned to the 43rd School Squadron recently. This squadron will henceforth be an 0-2 squadron. While on the subject of the 0-2 airplane, which is manufactured by the Douglas Company at Santa Monica, Calif., and which is now being distributed throughout the entire Air Service in this country, it may be stated that the delivery of these planes to various destinations involves no expense to the Government for freight charges.
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The Curtiss Carrier Pigeon and Lark

Long a leader in airplane design and construction, it is natural to find the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, Inc., active in the development of commercial air transport aircraft of the very highest order. The Curtiss Carrier Pigeon and Lark are well known in this field.
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Boston—New York Air Mail Line

Boston and Other Parts Linked With New York and West By Colonial Air Transport, Inc.
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Air Mail Service

Air Mail Development Stimulates Civil Air Development.

By HON. W. IRVING GLOVER5 min

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Washington, Oregon, Idaho Air Mail

Walter T. Varney to Operate Air Mail Service Connecting Elko, Nev., With Pasco, Wash.
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The Aerial Mercury Air Mail Plane

In the class of airplanes extremely suitable for trunk air mail route operation is the Mail plane designed and produced by the Aerial Service Corp. of Hammondsport, N. Y. The machine made its appearance early in 1925. The plane is of biplane form, having no stagger, a horizontal top wing, and 1½ deg. dihedral on the lower wing, one pair of outer struts, and Clark-Y wing section.
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Publisher’s News Letter

It is one of the best signs that a publisher can see when he receives a constructive criticism. Such a view was expressed recently by a subscriber who complains that we have not given anti-aircraft a fair hearing. Here is what he writes: “It is sincerely to be hoped by many friends of AVIATION that the editorial staff will pull up abreast of the times this year and not repeat their comments of last summer and spring on the antiaircraft situation.
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Editorial

American Air Transportation

WITH THE coming of the Spring of the present year it is impossible to be but impressed with the vast and rapid progress which has been made in the development of the airplane and air transportation. Twenty years ago the airplane, as we know it today, was but a dream.
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The Los Angeles—Salt Lake City Air Mail Line

Western Air Express, Inc., to Commence Operations April 10.

By HARRIS M. HANSHUE4 min

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