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Summary

Cross Country Air Mail
Airdate: Wednesday - December 17, 1969

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

Last Update: 03-01-2023

First Spoken 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"
WOR ID
Time Station ID (All times approximate)
• 12:57 This is WOR New York . . .
Commercials (All times approximate)
Time Sponsor Notes
• 02:12 Miller Beer
• 13:00 WOR Christmas Fund
Music (All times approximate)
Time Music Title Notes
• 20:25; 32:14; 40:37 The Informer
Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth
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Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show
Instruments Played
None
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Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)
Date Title  
December 17, 1969
Recno: 3125
Cross Country Air Mail Original Airing
February 2, 1971
Recno: 3138
Night Airmail WOR Rerun
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