A brief history of the first US airmail flight 06.07.2025 The first US airmail flight was made when Earle Ovington flies 9.7 km (6 miles) from Nassau Boulevard, New York to Mineola, New York. (Photo Wikipedia.) Born in 1879 Earle Ovington while attending the first international aviation meet held in the United States in 1910 decided to become a pilot. Ovington left for France where he trained at Louis Bleriot's flight school in Pau, learning to fly in a Bleriot monoplane. He received his pilot's license on 20 January 1911 at age 32. Before returning to the United States, Ovington purchased and outfitted his own Bleriot, a racing monoplane with a powerful engine that he dubbed 'Dragonfly'. During his short but successful career as an exhibition flyer, Ovington achieved an impressive string of aviation firsts, most notably piloting the first U.S. Air Mail flight operated by the Post Office Department. Ovington passed away in 1936 at age 57.

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