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Postmen of the Skies

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April 18, 2018

Logbook
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A log book belonging to Max Miller, the first pilot hired by the Post Office. It was recovered from the wreckage of the crash that killed Miller and his mechanic Gustav Reirson on September 1, 1920.

Courtesy National Postal Museum


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