April 15, 1926 – “In April 1926, the
Robertson Aircraft Corporation of St. Louis won a government contract to carry
mail between St. Louis and Chicago. Robertson’s chief pilot, Charles Lindbergh,
inaugurated the route on [this date].”
“Lindbergh twice had to parachute to safety from his airmail plane. Both times, however, he salvaged most of the mail from the wreckage and put the bags onto Chicago-bound trains.”
“Lindbergh twice had to parachute to safety from his airmail plane. Both times, however, he salvaged most of the mail from the wreckage and put the bags onto Chicago-bound trains.”
Plaque located at Lindbergh family home, Little Falls, Minn.
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