[Letter and air mail cover to Mr. and Mrs. William E. Boeing]

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Identifier2005-10-06-B_text_225SourceThe William E. Boeing Sr. Papers (2005-10-06-B), Box 3, Folder 99CreatorLuqueer, LukeDescriptionLetter to Mr. and Mrs. William E. Boeing from Luke Luqueer, August 20, 1935. Thinks the letter and included air mail cover will be of interest if "Wiley Post makes it in his 'Winnie Mae.'" One typed page and envelope.

Stamped: "First Air Mail Stratosphere Flight - U.S. Air Mail Route No. 2 - Non-Stop Coast to Coast - Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc."

Stamped: "Carried in the 'Winnie Mae' at 35,000' to 40,000'."

Stamped on verso: "This letter was carried by Wiley Post on the following attempted transcontinental non-stop stratosphere flights: 1st flight, February 22, 1935 - Landed Muroc, California, 57.5 miles / 2nd flight, March 15, 1935 - Landed Cleveland, Ohio, 2035 miles / 3rd flight, April 14, 1935 - Landed Lafayette, Indiana, 1760 miles / 4th flight, June 15, 1935 - Landed Wichita, Kansas, 1188 miles."Creation Date1935-08-20SubjectBoeing, William Edward, 1881-1956Boeing, Bertha Marie (Potter Paschall), 1891-1977Luqueer, LukeAir mail serviceOriginal Formatcorrespondenceenvelopesfirst flight coversBibliographic CitationThe William E. Boeing Sr. Papers/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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CollectionWilliam E. Boeing Sr. PapersCollection AreaArchivesPersonWilliam Edward Boeing

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