Image: CAM 6 First Flight Feb. 15, 1926

Description: First flight cover carried over CAM-6 from Detroit (Ford Airport at Dearborn , MI) to Cleveland on the first commercial U.S Air Mail flight, February 15, 1926. Notes The contractor for this route was the Ford Motor Company, operating as Ford Air Transport, using a fleet of six Ford built Stout 2-AT single engine metal skin high wing monoplanes. The cover is autographed by Lawrence G. Fritz who was the pilot of the first flight from Ford Airport at Dearborn, MI, on the CAM-6 eastbound leg to Cleveland. Capt. Fritz was later the Vice President for Operations for TWA. The USPS issued a 13-cent commemorative Postage Stamp (Scott #1684) on March 19, 1976, honoring the 50th anniversary of U.S. commercial aviation launched with the Contract Air Mail service. The stamp includes an image of the Stout AT-2 used on CAM-6.
Title: CAM 6 First Flight Feb. 15, 1926
Credit: The Cooper Collection of Aero Postal History Photograph by uploader.
Author: Centpacrr (image)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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