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July 9, 1918: Female Pilot Transports Mail for the First Time
Katherine Stinson was chosen for the first postal flight in western Canada, which was
part of an air show. A huge crowd gathered to see her take off aboard a Curtiss
Stinson Special, heading from Calgary to Edmonton, complete with mail. Letters
were stamped Aeroplane Mail Service, July 9, 1918, Calgary, Alberta for the occasion.
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U.S. pilot Katherine Stinson and her Curtiss Stinson Special biplane, July 1918.
Courtesy of National Aviation Museum
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The achievements of this young American pilot were considerable. At a time when
women were not considered "scientific" enough to understand how to drive a car,
Katherine Stinson was flying an airplane solo. Her skill and determination proved
that flying was not reserved for the male sex.
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