The Check's in the Mail

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1. In which year was flying the U.S. mail established? 1888 1918 1930 1902

2. Max Miller was known for which of the following? First Chief of Operations in 1942 First civilian pilot hired by the U.S. Air Mail Service Wrote the first letter that was air mailed Max was a mascot dog who logged over 2,000,000 miles

3. The D.H.4 was a workhorse for the U.S. Air Mail Service in the early 1920s. Who built this 400hp airplane? United States Japan Germany Britain

4. What was the cost of the first U.S. Air Mail stamp? 24 cents 8 cents 16 cents 1 cent

5. From the 1920s-1930s, all U.S. air mail stamps were triangular in shape. True False

6. Which of the following was a U.S. Air Mail flyer? Waldo Pepper Jim Thorpe Howard Hughes Charles Lindbergh

7. Which actor's grandfather flew U.S. air mail as a contractor in 1926? Leslie Nielson Jim Backus Jim Varney Jack Nicholson

8. Whose letter was the first letter delivered by air? Woodrow Wilson John Dillinger Babe Ruth Paul Getty

9. In 1932, aircraft landed on moving trucks, were loaded with mail, then took off again. True False

10. In 1925, private contractors began moving air mail in mass quantities at different air routes. Which manufacture built this first batch of company-owned aircraft to deliver mail? Kaman Hughes Sikorsky Douglas