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nice and important moment

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A famous stamp was issued in 1918 to commemorate this event:

"1918 “Jenny” Airmail Stamp" by National Postal Museum


From Edith Dodd Culver's THE DAY THE AIRMAIL BEGAN:
"To quote from Reuben Fleet's 1966 speech before the Air Mail Pioneers: "I left Lieutenant Webb in charge at Belmont Park and the Curtiss plant, with Lieutenant Miller and Bonsal helping, and in reserve, and instructed Webb to get the other four aerial mail airplanes ready, and fly one from Belmont Park with the aerial mail at eleven the next morning to Bustleton Field, which the Philadelphia Postmaster had selected for Philadelphia. Edgerton at Bustleton Field would relieve Lieutenant Webb there and fly on to Washington, while Lieutenant Culver would relay the aerial mail at Busttleton Park in New York."

Lt. Torrey Webb flipped a Jenny airmail plane here:

"Wrecked Airmail Plane" by Smithsonian

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Thoroughbred Horse Racing, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Thank you for posting this photo of Belmont Park Racetrack. I love old racetrack photos. Please keep them coming.

gotta love it

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Race Tracks - Horse Racing Venues, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

It is amazing how there was still an amazing amount of fan support in the athletic field even back when sports were not at the same level of entertainment dominace as sports are today.