May 15, 1918: The first flights between Washington DC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York for the new U.S. air mail service began on this day in 1918.
This photo shows Army airmail pilot Lt. Torrey Webb receiving a celebratory watch from a representative of the Hamilton Watch Company. Each of the pilots flying the first day's mail received a Hamilton Watch. Webb flew the Curtiss Jenny JN-4H between New York City and Bustleton airfield near Philadelphia on May 15, 1918.
