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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution aviation aircraft airplane biplane air mail airmail omaha, nebraska omahanebraska omaha us mail usmail us air mail usairmail us postal service uspostalservice de havilland dehavilland de havilland dh-4 dehavillanddh4 de havilland dh-4b dehavillanddh4b dh-4 dh4 dh-4b dh4b douglas aircraft company douglasaircraftcompany douglas aircraft douglasaircraft dac douglas western air express westernairexpress douglas m-2 douglasm2 wae boeing air transport boeingairtransport boeing airplane company boeingairplanecompany boeing bat boeing 40 boeing40 boeing model 40 boeingmodel40 b-40 b40 boeing model 40a boeingmodel40a boeing 40a boeing40a b-40a b40a msn 896 msn896 c/n 896 cn896 c-285 c285 nc285 hangar planr black and blackand white planes parked planes parkedplanes biplanes 1924 national postal museum nationalpostalmuseum outdoor Date: c. 1924 Object number: A.2009-31 Medium: paper; photo-emulsion Description: The Post Office Department constructed hangars for their use at this Omaha, Nebraska airmail field. Omaha was part of the transcontinental flyway between New York City, New York to San Francisco, California. A group of mail airplanes are parked in front of the main hangar. Most of the craft are de Havilland DH-4B airplanes, an airplane that was nicknamed the workhorse of the early airmail service. A Boeing B40 aircraft is parked at the far right of the photograph. Two Douglas M2 aircraft are parked next to each other at the far left of the photograph. These airplanes were among those built as part of a search by postal officials for a successor to the de Havilland. Few B40s or M2s were used for airmail service under the Department, but both airplanes were used in the late 1920s by commercial aviation companies. National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America See more items in: National Postal Museum Collection Credit line: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Persistent URL:http://www.arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=207529 Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Date: c. 1924 Object number: A.2009-31 Medium: paper; photo-emulsion Description: The Post Office Department constructed hangars for their use at this Omaha, Nebraska airmail field. Omaha was part of the transcontinental flyway between New York City, New York to San Francisco, California. A group of mail airplanes are parked in front of the main hangar. Most of the craft are de Havilland DH-4B airplanes, an airplane that was nicknamed the workhorse of the early airmail service. A Boeing B40 aircraft is parked at the far right of the photograph. Two Douglas M2 aircraft are parked next to each other at the far left of the photograph. These airplanes were among those built as part of a search by postal officials for a successor to the de Havilland. Few B40s or M2s were used for airmail service under the Department, but both airplanes were used in the late 1920s by commercial aviation companies. National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Place: United States of America See more items in: National Postal Museum Collection Credit line: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown Persistent URL:http://www.arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=207529 Repository:National Postal Museum View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. | ||||
