The first regularly scheduled airmail deliveries, dispatched a century ago on May 15, 1918, drew thousands to Washington, D.C., to witness the flights, which made national headlines. Airmail was ...

To turn Warbler, a 1946 Ercoupe, into a reasonable stunt double for the de Havilland DH-4s flown by early airmail pilots, our correspondent ordered “U.S. MAIL” markings. He also bought himself ...