Selections from the Photographic Archives
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Airmail plane on take off
Photographer: Unknown
Date created: May 15, 1918
Curtiss JN-4H “Jenny” airmail plane #38262 taking off from Washington, DC, on May 15, 1918, the first day of scheduled airmail service.
National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection
Photo ID: A.2006-0014