Airmail schedule dispatch board

Eddie Gardner, American, 1888 - 1921 · c. 1918-1929

Post Office Department officials in charge of the airmail service used this dispatch board to chart the status of airmail flights in 1918. The rows are marked on the left side with the names of the three airfields. The columns at the top are marked Aviators; Hangers; College Park; Bustleton, PA; and Belmont Park. Additional columns offered officials the opportunity to show if aircraft were "in shop," as well as trip status for forced landings, extra trips, wind direction and weather status. Flags indicating pilot names were used to show flight progress. The flags for airmail pilots Eddie Gardner and Max Miller are still attached to the board.