Airmail Pioneers: A Breif History

US Postal Service Aircraft

Compiled by Dennis Parks

Any additions or corrections would be greatly appreciated.

dparks@museumofflight.org

PO No AS No Model

1 JR-1B Lt. Webb/Max Miller(AV:703 Jan 1,1919)(AA :1074 1918 Aug 12)

2 JR-1B

3 JR-1B

4 JR-1B

5 JR-1B

6 JR-1B (Aerial Age Aug 26, 1918)

9 37944 JN-4HT

10 38262 JN-4HT

11 38278 JN4-HT

12 38274 JN-4HT

14 38279 JN-4HT

15 38280 JN-4HT

17 38275 JN-4HT

30 R-4

31 R-4

32 Curtiss R

33 R-4

34 R-4

35 R-4

38 39363 R-4L

* the above three are probably in P.O. nos.30-35 series

39 39362 R-4L

39 Curtiss HA-2 (plus two others? Bowers Curtiss Book)(pix:MOF ACFiles)

42 R-4

43 39367 R-4L

46 R-4

48 R-4

49 R-4

51 R-4

61 DH-4 Pilot: August Thiele d: 5/25/19 Stuck Head on Prop

65 DH-4

66 DH-4

67 DH-4

68 DH-4

72 DH-4

74 DH-4

75 DH-4

76 DH-4

77 DH-4

79 DH-4

82 DH-4

88 DH-4

89 DH-4

94 DH-4

95 DH-4 (Bowers pix)

97 DH-4 Pilot Carl B. Smith d:12/16/18

98 DH-4

101 DH-4

102 DH-4

103 DH-4

104 DH-4

105 DH-4

107 DH-4

108/109? DH-4 NatGeo Jan 1926 p.44 Crash

109 DH-4 (Wings Across America) (Bowers pix)

110 DH-4

111 Twin DH-4 (Wings Across America)

112 Twin DH-4

128 ?? (Mr 1921 on St Louis – Twin Cities)

129 ?? (Mr 1921 on Cleveland – Chicago)

130 Twin DH-4 (Bowers Pix)

131 Twin DH-4

147

157 DH-4 (Bowers pix)

158 DH-4 NatlGeo Jan 1926 p.46, p.49

159

160 DH-4

161 DH-4

162 DH-4

164 DH-4

165 DH-4

167 DH-4 (Aviation Oct 13, 1924 p.1126)

176 "DH-2" (or DH-4?)

177 DH-4

178 DH-4

183 DH-4 (Mr 1921 on New York – Cleveland)(AAHS65(3):204)

184 DH-4 (Mr 1921 on Omaha – Salt Lake)

186 DH-4 (AAHS65(3):204)

193 DH-4 [tail marked 67](Bowers pix)

194 DH-4 (Bowers pix – Crash)

196 DH-4

201 Martin Mail (Aerial Pioneers P.98)(web)

202 Martin Mail (Mr 1921 on Cleveland – Chicago)(web)

203 Martin Twin Engine

204 Martin Mail Twin Engine NatGeo Jan 1926 p. 22 - Crash

206 Martin Mail (web)

214 DH-4 (Roll Call p.36)

221

222 DH4K (Age of Flight)

223 DH-4

227 DH-4

242 DH-4 (Wings Across America)

245 DH-4 (Bowers pix)

250 DH-4 (Tracks Across the Sky)

251 Curtiss HA Mailplane

253 DH-4 (Book: Of Magic Sails p.7) (UAL Poster) (Bowers pix)

264

265

280 DH-4 Bellanca Conversion (Bowers pix)

283 DH-4

285 DH-4 NatGeo Jan 1926 p.3, NatGeo Jan 1926 p.19

289 DH-4

291 DH-4

294 DH-4

297 DH-4

298 DH-4 (Duane Cole book)

299 DH-4 Heavily Modified “Miss Maternity” (Aerial Pioneers p.193)

301 Junkers-Larsen

305 Junkers-Larsen

308 Junkers-Larsen

311 DH-4

315 DH-4

316 DH-4 Photo in Klinkham Collection (Wings Across America)

318 DH-4

326 DH-4 (Bowers pix – crash)

327 DH-4

331 DH-4 NatGeo Jan 1926 p.7; ata photo Mentor June 1925 p.29 Bowers

334 DH-4

338 DH-4 (Loening wings)(Roll Call p.47)(AV 8-8-1926)

339 DH-4 (Wings Across America)(web)

34? DH-4 Bellanca Wings (Bowers)

342 DH-4 (Tracks Across the Sky)(Aviation Cover Nov 24, 1924)

345 DH-4 (Mentor June 1925 p.27)

346 DH-4

349 DH-4 (web)

351 DH-4 (Loening wings)

35- DH-4

357 DH-4 > N1828

365 DH-4

368 DH-4 (Bowers pix)

370 DH-4 NatGeo Jan 1926 p.24

381 DH-4 > N1827

385 DH-4

387 DH-4 > N1123

398 DH-4 (Bowers pix)

399 DH-4 Conversion (Bowers/WF #16386)

400 DH-4 (web)

500 ??

509 Bellanca DH-4 (ASIC No. 518, 1925)(Web)(AAHS V10no2)

601 Stout Air Pullman NatlGeo Jan 1926 p.60

602 Curtiss Carrier Pigeon

607 Douglas M-3

609 Douglas M-3

613 Douglas M

617 Douglas M-3

618 Douglas M-4

620 Douglas M-4

621 Douglas M-3

622 Douglas M-3

623 Douglas M-4

624 Douglas M-3/M-4

625 Douglas M-4

626 Douglas M

628 Douglas M-3

629 Douglas M-3 (Aerial Pioneers p.235)

631 Douglas M-4

632 Douglas M-4 Later NAT No42

635 Douglas M-4

636 Douglas M-4

637 Douglas M-3

639 Douglas M-2/M-3

641 Douglas M-3

642 Douglas M-3

643 Douglas M-3

645 Douglas M-3/M-4

648 Douglas M-3

649 Douglas M-3

650 Douglas M-3

653 Douglas M-3

654 Douglas M-3

655 Douglas M-3

658 Douglas M-3

ARMY AIRCRAFT

14872

24213 DH-4L (Aviation Jan 1, 1919 p.702)

24212 or 24213 Boeing DH-4M-1 pilot Leo Smith First NY to Chicago Air Mail; Dec 18, 1918 Mentor June 1925:30

24224

24238 Boeing DH-4M-1

24239

24227 Boeing DH-4M-1

31697 DH-4

31704 DH-4

37944 JN-4HM Lt. Paul Culver

38262 JN-4HM Lt. George Boyle Inaugurated Air Mail Service May 15, 1918 DC

38274 JN-4HM Lt. James Edgerton (Wings Across America)

38275 JN-4HM (Aerial Age 1918 p.863)

38276 JN-4HM

38278 JN-4HM Lt. Torey Webb

3828? JN-4H (Wings Across America)

39362

39363

39364 R-4L

39365 R-4L

39366 R-4L (Pix in Bellande V.2)(Aerial Age :954 1918 July 29)

39366 R-4L Lt. Torey Webb IN: Bellande Album Vol. II (Wings Across America)

39367

39464 DH-4

44300

44301 JN-4D

44303 JN-4D

44305 JN-4D

???

Cox-Klemin Nighthawk or Night Hawk Liberty 1925