Alcock and Brown made it in June 1919.
As far as I know, there was no regular airmail service across the North Atlantic until the initiation of North Atlantic Airmail Service on June 28, 1939. I think that the cover must have been posted several weeks prior to its delivery.
Bob
Just a further bit of information, this may be the addressee? cannot be sure without investigating further.
A little bit more, she left an estate of over 4000 UK pounds when she died.
Had brother Lt Col Arthur Campbell Money Maybe he can be traced to USA?
There is a family tree on Ancestry if you want to research further or contact a descendant.
vic
Sorry guys but something here does not add up. Was the first Wright flight not in 1909?
This cover has gone from Oregon to Uk in 4 days. Even ships took a couple of weeks to make the crossing.
The postal service in UK at the time could certainly have got the mail from IOW to London in a day, it is only a hundred miles or so and there was an efficient railway system then.
Either the cover dates are wrong or the CIA and area 51 became involved.
vic
Ok they first flew in 1903 but even Wilber was only flying short trips in 1909.
re: Southern Pacific to London
Alcock and Brown made it in June 1919.
re: Southern Pacific to London
As far as I know, there was no regular airmail service across the North Atlantic until the initiation of North Atlantic Airmail Service on June 28, 1939. I think that the cover must have been posted several weeks prior to its delivery.
Bob
re: Southern Pacific to London
Just a further bit of information, this may be the addressee? cannot be sure without investigating further.
re: Southern Pacific to London
A little bit more, she left an estate of over 4000 UK pounds when she died.
Had brother Lt Col Arthur Campbell Money Maybe he can be traced to USA?
There is a family tree on Ancestry if you want to research further or contact a descendant.
vic