Smith, Carl B.

Air Mail Service Began:
December 2, 1918
Air Mail Service Ended:
December 16, 1918
Assignments:
Belmont Park, New York
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Carl Smith
- Courtesy of the Air Mail Pioneers

Flying an airplane on a test flight, Carl B. Smith became the Air Mail Service's first casualty on December 16, 1918. The modified de Havilland he was flying stalled and fell into a tail spin, crashing at the Standard Aviation field in Elizabeth, New Jersey.