First Air Mail Marker

First Air Mail Marker
First Air Mail Marker, along Ohio Drive
Type	Plaque
Location	West Potomac Park
Nearest city	Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°52′53.1″N 77°02′36.42″W / 38.881417°N 77.0434500°W / 38.881417; -77.0434500
Founded	May 15, 1958
Owner	National Park Service
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The First Air Mail Marker is a plaque in West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. It is located on east shore of the Potomac River beside Ohio Drive. The marker commemorates the first regularly scheduled United States airmail service flight. On May 15, 1918, Lt. George Boyle departed Washington in a Curtiss JN-4H biplane in front of a crowd that included President Woodrow Wilson. Bound for Philadelphia, Boyle became disoriented and landed in a Maryland field. The marker was erected on the flight's fortieth anniversary, May 15, 1958.^[1][2][3]

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  Cover flown on the first flight.
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  The first flight takes off from Washington, D.C.
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  Maj. Ruben Fleet by Lt. Boyle's Jenny before the take off from Washington.

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