PILOT STORIES: Amberg,
Irwin S.
| Air Mail
Service Began: |
July 29, 1920 |
| Air Mail Service Ended: |
September 24, 1920 |
| Assignment: |
College Park, Maryland |
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August 10, 1920 – Chicago, Illinois |
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August 15, 1920 – Omaha, Nebraska |
In September 1920, Amberg broke a speed record
when he made the Maywood, Illinois – Omaha, Nebraska
flight in 3 hours and 39 minute. He made the 440-mile flight
in a de Havilland airmail airplane, stopping only once. He had to land at Iowa City, Iowa when his main gas tank sprung a leak and had to be disconnected. On
his way to the field, he had flown the last fifteen miles
pumping gas into the carburetor by hand.
Amberg left the airmail service a few days after
breaking the speed record. He joined the army's air
service and over the next year gave flying demonstrations
around the country.
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