Flying Postmen by Stan Stokes. SQN52 Rear Gunner : Sgt H

Rear Gunner : Sgt H E O'Brien

but with the greatest gallantry refused to leave the trench for medical assistance until the danger was passed

Iconic by Ivan Berryman

Flight Officer J Frank Bell

Flying Postmen by Stan Stokes. SQN52 Rear Gunner : Sgt HSTK0172. Flying Postmen by Stan Stokes. The inauguration of air mail service in the United States in 1918 would prove to be a very significant development in the evolution of the aviation industry. Spearheaded by Assistant Postmaster General Otto Praeger, Congress approved funding for a limited service between New York, Philadelphia, and Washington. The inaugural flights took place in May of 1918 utilizing US Army pilots and Curtiss JN 4H aircraft.