And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Curtiss Carrier Pigeon II. Specifically designed as a mail plane. First flew in 1929. In service with National Air Transport
Curtis Wright Aedroplane model: Carrier Pigeon 2, circa 1930 They carried USPS mail
The Curtiss Carrier Pigeon was an American mail plane of the 1920s. A single-engined biplane designed and built to replace World War I surplus aircraft such as the DH-4, the Carrier Pigeon was one of the first aircraft designed specifically for U.S. Airmail service.
Not the same plane in both photos. Three-bladed prop and two-bladed prop, among other differences. Any idea what the lower photo is of?
ReplyDeleteCurtiss P-1 Hawk, 1920's fighter design. Nothing I could find about it ever being used by the mail service.
DeleteCurtis Wright Aedroplane model: Carrier Pigeon 2, circa 1930 They carried USPS mail
ReplyDeleteThe Curtiss Carrier Pigeon was an American mail plane of the 1920s. A single-engined biplane designed and built to replace World War I surplus aircraft such as the DH-4, the Carrier Pigeon was one of the first aircraft designed specifically for U.S. Airmail service.