National Postal Museum
Telegram to John Jordan, September 5, 1918
September 5, 1918
Captain Benjamin B. Lipsner, superintendent Division of Aerial Mail, brings John A. Jordan up to date on the departures of pilots Max Miller and Edward V. “Turk” Gardner from Belmont Park, Long Island, New York. In Chicago, Lipsner wires the Western Union telegram to Jordan via the postmaster at Bryan, Ohio. This is the first day of the New York to Chicago pathfinder flights, September 5, 1918.
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