Cross Country Air Mail
Airdate:
Wednesday - December 17, 1969
WOR Show Original Airing
Last Update: 03-01-2023
First Line After Theme Ends
Don't ask me why, I mean ours is to do or die. . .
Show Description
Flying - winter better than summer
Early aircraft have entered mythology
Flying is romantic
Shep gets into a discussion about meeting an old flyer who used to fly the mail. He was a WWI bomber pilot. This leads to a history of the early days of airmail and the problems experienced. He reads from an article "I'll fly Her Through"
