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UIG5450846: Garden City, New York: 1924 United States Post Office officials at Hazelhurst Field on Long Island with a sign on a vehicle announcing the new air mail schedule between New York and San Francisco. Previous air mail schedules had only allowed flying during the day, but advances made it possible to also fly at night, reducing the time from 70 hours to under 34 hours from Hazelhurst Field to Crissy Field in San Francisco. / Bridgeman Images
UIG5450851: Whittier, California: c. 1926 A new invention for delivering air mail to airports has been proven to work. The mail sack is lowered down on a rope by the pilot and carried into a 40' x 40' net that is equipped with a series of sharp knives on the upper rim, which cut the rope and the mail bag then rolls gently to the ground. / Bridgeman Images
UIG5451024: Pacific Ocean: October 15, 1942 - The court of Neptunus Rex, Ruler of the Raging Main, convenes on the deck of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier as it approches the equator. The court will go into action to convert the ""pollywogs"" (men who have never crossed the equator) into ""shellbacks"" once they have completed the rituals / Bridgeman Images