[DOC] [TLE] Lindbergh History April 1926- November 1926 - Charles Lindbergh [PAR] Robertson was one of a few aircraft companies to carry mail only. ... Lindbergh, 
age 24, was hired as Chief Pilot with a salary of $300.00 a month. ... The route 
between STL and Chicago (Maywood, Illinois) operated on a schedule that 
saved ... The plane made several passes at Lindbergh before he landed in tall 
corn stalks. [DOC] [TLE] Lindbergh: U.S. Air Mail Service Pioneer - Charles Lindbergh [PAR] Air Mail Service pilots are the unsung heroes of early aviation. ... for the inaugural 
route of the St. Louis to Chicago contract airmail service in April, 1926. ... While 
flying mail from Chicago to St Louis, Lindbergh decided to compete for the 
$25,000 ... He obtained funding for a plane, and for months, between work on the 
small... [DOC] [TLE] Airmails of the United States - Wikipedia [PAR] Airmails of the United States or U.S. Air Mail relates to the servicing of flown mails 
by the U.S. ... Balloon mail was also carried on an 1877 flight in Nashville, 
Tennessee. .... Scheduled Transcontinental Air Mail service flown between New 
York .... hired by the Robertson Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis, Missouri, (where 
he... [DOC] [TLE] Airmail Pilots: Firsts and Legends [PAR] Lindbergh opens airmail route between Chicago and St. Louis. As chief pilot of 
Robertson Aircraft Corporation, Charles Lindbergh was given the honor of ... 
Pilots began carrying the mail within a decade after the Wright brothers' first flight. 
.... On April 13, 1926, he had been hired to fly airmail between Chicago and St. 
Louis. [DOC] [TLE] The American Experience | Lindbergh | Airmail Maverick - PBS [PAR] Lindbergh was motivated to succeed in Army flight school as he never had ... 
Statistics bore that out: 31 of the first 40 pilots hired to fly mail were killed in ... The 
Robinson brothers had been awarded the contract to fly mail between St. Louis 
and Chicago. ... They offered him the job as Chief Pilot of their new airmail 
service. [DOC] [TLE] U.S. Postal Service changes not new - The State Journal-Register [PAR] Oct 23, 2011 ... Later, the mail was carried by stagecoach lines. ... He resigned in 1825 and was 
elected to the state senate in 1826. ... In 1926, an airmail route was started 
between Chicago and St. Louis, with pickup and delivery points ... Aviator 
Charles Lindbergh, 24, was hired as chief pilot at a monthly salary of $300. [DOC] [TLE] Lindbergh Flies Air Mail from Springfield - jstor [PAR] By William A. Steiger air mail pilots of the 1920's pioneered commercial air ... In 
1926 he was Postmaster Conkling's chief assistant in the promotion of ... 
Between 1918 and 1926, only one instance of commercial air transportation ..... 
air mail over the St.Louis-Springfield-Peoria-Chicago route on April 15, 1926. at 
the service... [DOC] [TLE] CAM2 Inaugural Flights April 15, 1926 [PAR] Jobless, Lindbergh took a train back to St. Louis to restart his civilian aviation 
career. ... airmail route and they offered Charles Lindbergh the job of Chief Pilot. 
... Their contract with the Post Office called for five round trips between Chicago 
and St. Louis each week, ... Here is one of the pieces of mail he carried on that 
flight. [DOC] [TLE] Harlan A. 'Bud' Gurney (1905-1982) | AviationPros.com [PAR] Sep 25, 2008 ... Part 1: Mechanic, wing-walker, pilot  the early years. ... For each of them, 
barnstorming, wing-walking, and carrying the U.S. Air Mail during the 1920s 
began a long ... Lindbergh called him Buddy, which he later shortened to Bud. 
... mail between St. Louis and Chicago, and hired Lindbergh as chief pilot... [DOC] [TLE] Lindbergh Flies the Mail: 1926-1931 - American Astrophilately [PAR] From 1926 until 1931 Charles Lindbergh carried mail by air. ... 2 (CAM 2) 
between Chicago and. St. ... Springfield Southbound (with Northbound cachet) - 
St Louis .... In 1927 Byrd announced he had the backing of the '

Question: In 1926 he was hired as chief pilot to carry airmail between Chicago & St. Louis
Answer: Lindbergh