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Only five of the 13 deaths actually occurred on flights carrying mail, [1] but directly and indirectly the air mail operation caused accidental crash deaths in the Air Corps to rise by 15 percent to 54 in 1934, compared to 46 in 1933 and 47 in 1935. [2] The press dubbed this the Air Mail scandal, or the Air Mail fiasco.
The Air Mail scandal, also known as the Air Mail fiasco, is the name that the American press gave to the political scandal resulting from a 1934 congressional investigation into the awarding of contracts to certain airlines to carry airmail and the subsequent disastrous use of the U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) to fly the mail after the contracts were revoked.
A total of 34 Contract Air Mail routes would eventually be established in the US between February 15, 1926, and October 25, 1930, however with the Air Mail scandal in 1934, the USPOD canceled all the contracts on February 9, 1934, which resulted in the suspension of commercial CAM service effective February 19, 1934. [42] Air mail was flown ...
February 19 – The United States Army Air Corps begins flying U.S. airmail in the wake of President Roosevelt ' s cancellation of all U.S. Air Mail contracts. [8] February 26 – In the first week of U.S. Army Air Corps delivery of U.S. Air Mail, five Army aviators have been killed in accidents.
William Patterson MacCracken Jr. (September 17, 1888 - September 20, 1969) was the first U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics.His department was awarded the Collier Trophy of 1928 for its contribution to the "development of airways and air navigation facilities".
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1934 (11 P) Pages in category "Aviation accidents and incidents in 1934" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Gordon Sprigg Darnell (() October 7, 1905 – () November 21, 1997) was an American auto mechanic, airplane mechanic, Army officer, Army pilot, airmail pilot, airline pilot, volunteer fireman and one of ten recipients of the Airmail Flyers' Medal of Honor.
Two years later, Patterson was promoted to vice president of United. In 1934, in reaction to the Air Mail scandal and the departure of Johnson, Patterson became the company's president at the age of 34. [1] Patterson is credited with starting the profession of flight attendant. He gave his approval to hire eight nurses to work as flight ...