Pan American airlines flew the first ever airmail flight

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19 Oct 1927

Pan American Airlines flew the first ever airmail flight from Key West, FL to Havana, Cuba on this date. The Fairchild FC-2 floatplane, piloted by Cy Caldwell, carried over 30,000 letters! Regularly scheduled service began 9 days later.

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1927

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10

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19