First Airmail Into Memphis - Memphis, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bobfrapples8
N 35° 02.666 W 089° 58.879
16S E 228054 N 3882035
Propeller display from the first airmail delivered to Memphis Airport in 1931.
Waymark Code: WM190AX
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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On display in a case inside the Memphis International Airport is the propeller from the plane that delivered the first airmail to Memphis on June 15, 1931. The display acts as a timeline for aviation and the airport.

The Airport Planning Commission spent over $50,000 and made numerous trips to Washington to get Memphis on the U. S. airmail route. It worked. The first official Airmail letter arrived in Memphis via a Ford Tri-motor plane at 11:30 AM on June 15, 1931. It was from New York and traveled to Memphis via Cincinnati.-Historic Memphis
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What purpose does it serve today?: Historic/Educational

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