Air Mail Service Began:
October 24, 1919
Air Mail Service Ended:
August 15, 1920
Pilot Rehired:
November 1, 1920
Air Mail Service Ended:
March 7, 1921
Assignments:
Cleveland, Ohio
Nov 8, 1919 – Chicago, Illinois
Nov 1, 1920 – San Francisco
Nov 8, 1919 – Chicago, Illinois
Nov 1, 1920 – San Francisco
Pilot Farr Nutter adjusting his boot straps before takeoff.
- Courtesy of the Air Mail Pioneers
In 1921, airmail officials conducted a contest for the best field directions and descriptions of the flyway between San Francisco, California and Reno, Nevada. Farr Nutter submitted the winning entry. It helped redeem of his airmail career.
