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US Army
Curtiss JN-4H Jenny

First Flight of the Air Mail
G-0101B 180515 Washington DC-Philadelphia PA US Army Lt George L Boyle/Lt James C Edgerton $675.00
G-0101A 180515 Washington DC-New York NY US Army Lt George L Boyle/Lt James C Edgerton/
Lt H Paul Culver
$675.00
G-0101C 180515 Philadelphia PA-New York NY US Army Lt H Paul Culver $750.00
G-0101E 180515 New York NY-Phiadelphia PA US Army Lt Torrey H Webb $675.00
G-0101F 180515 New York NY-Washington DC US Army LT Torrey H Webb/Lt James C Edgerton $675.00
G-0101D 180515 Philadelphia PA-Washington DC US Army Lt James C Edgerton $750.00

Experimental Flight
G-0102 180523 Chicago IL-Garden City NY US Post Office Katherine Stinson $1500.00

Air Mail extended to Boston MA
G-0103 180601 Washington DC-Boston via New York NY US Army -- $300.00

G-0104 180603 New York NY-Boston MA US Army Lt Torrey H Webb $200.00
G-0105 180608 Boston MA-New York NY US Army Lt Torrey H Webb $450.00

Special Fund-Raiser Air Mail Flight
G-0106 180615 New York NY-(Columbia Country Club)Washington DC US Army Charles A Willoughby (aka Weidenbach) $1500.00

Post Office Department took over Air Mail service
G-0107 180812 Washington DC-Philadelphia PA US Post Office -- $150.00
G-0107A 180812 Washington DC-New York NY US Post Office -- $112.50
G-0107B 180812 Philadelphia PA-New York NY US Post Office -- $375.00
G-0107D 180812 New York NY-Philadelphia PA US Post Office -- $200.00
G-0107E 180812 New York NY-Washington DC US Post Office -- $150.00
G-0107C 180812 Philadelphia PA-Washington DC US Post Office -- $375.00

US Post Office
Standard JR-1B

Pathfinder Flights for Future Transcontinental Air Mail
G-0108 180905 New York NY-Chicago IL US Post Office Max Miller//Edward V Gardner $150.00
G-0108C 180905 Lock Haven PA US Post Office Max Miller//Edward V Gardner $225.00
G-0108D 180905 Cleveland OH US Post Office Max Miller//Edward V Gardner $225.00
G-0108E 180905 Bryan OH US Post Office Max Miller//Edward V Gardner $225.00
G-0109 180909 Chicago IL-New York NY US Post Ofiice Max Miller//Edward V Gardner $150.00
G-0109A 180909 Bryan OH US Post Ofiice Max Miller//Edward V Gardner $225.00
G-0109B 180909 Cleveland OH US Post Ofiice Max Miller//Edward V Gardner $375.00
G-0109C 180909 Lock Haven PA US Post Ofiice Max Miller//Edward V Gardner $225.00

US Post Office
De Haviland DH-4 Mail Plane

Experimental Flights
G-0110F 181217 Newark NJ-Chicago IL US Post Office Leon D Smith $225.00
G-0110 181218 New York NY-Chicago IL US Post Office Leon D Smith $200.00
G-0110A 181218 Lehighton PA US Post Office by Train $75.00
G-0110B 181218 Bellefonte PA US Post Office by Train $75.00
G-0110C 181218 Cleveland OH-Chicago IL US Post Office -- $200.00
G-0110D 181218 Bryan OH-Chicago IL US Post Office -- $112.50
G-0110E 181218 Chicago IL-New York NY US Post Office M Ebersole/by train $75.00
G-0110F 181219 New York NY-Chicago IL US Post Office -- $225.00

US Post Office
Martin Twin-Engine Mail Plane

Southeastern Aeronautical Congress (May 2/10, 1919)
G-0115 190503 Macon GA-Montgomery AL US Post Office -- $300.00
G-0115A 190503 Montgomery AL-Macon GA US Post Office -- $375.00
G-0115B 190506 Macon GA-Columbus GA US Post Office -- $300.00
G-0115C 190506 Columbus GA-Montgomery AL US Post Office -- $375.00
G-0115D 190507 Montgomery AL-Columbus GA US Post Office -- $525.00
G-0115E 190508 Macon GA-Atlanta GA US Post Office -- $225.00
G-0115F 190508 Atlanta GA-Macon GA US Post Office -- $225.00
G-0115G 190510 Macon GA-Montgomery AL & return US Post Office -- $225.00

First Leg of Transcontinental Air Mail
G-0116 190515 Chicago IL-Cleveland OH US Post Office -- $150.00
G-0116A 190515 Bryan OH-Cleveland OH US Post Office -- $300.00
G-0116B 190515 Cleveland OH-Chicago IL US Post Office -- $225.00
G-0116C 190515 Bryan OH-Chicago IL US Post Office -- $300.00

US Navy
Curtiss Flying Boat

US Navy Carries Air Mail
G-0117 190617 Saint Louis MO-Chicago IL US Navy Lt Comm Wells Hawks $225.00

Second Leg of Transcontinemtal Air Mail
G-0118 190701 New York NY-Chicago IL US Post Office Ira Biffle et al $150.00
G-0118A 190701 Bellefonte PA-Chicago IL US Post Office Ira Biffle et al $265.00
G-0118B 190701 Cleveland OH-Chicago IL US Post Office Ira Biffle et al $225.00
G-0118C 190702 Chicago IL-New York NY US Post Office Ira Biffle et al $200.00
G-0118D 190702 Cleveland OH-New York NY US Post Office Ira Biffle et al $265.00
G-0118E 190702 Bellefonte PA-New York NY US Post Office Ira Biffle et al $300.00
G-0118F 190702 Other Cities to City Dispatches US Post Office Ira Biffle et al $300.00

Evaluation Flight for Future Transcontinemtal Air Mail
G-0119 190704 Toledo OH-Chicago IL US Post Office -- $375.00

Authorized Experimental Flight
G-0120 191023 Augusta ME-Portland ME US Post Office -- $375.00
G-0120A 191023 Portland ME-Augusta ME US Post Office -- $375.00

Leroy B Jahn Parachute Device Test Flight
G-0121 191205 Washington DC US Post Office Walter H Stevens $300.00

INDEX: GOVERNMENT First Flights by year.

1918-19 1920-29 1931-38 1940-48 1950-59 1961-69
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