When Jack Knight takes off in his biplane from North Platte, Nebraska, in 1921. Knight helped complete a critical segment of fl. Will Jack pull it off and save the Air Mail Service? Author’s note, with photographs. High-flying history is brought to life in this suspenseful story of an unknown and daring pilot named Jack Knight, who in 1921 flew his biplane straight into a blizzard over America's heartland and saved the US Air Mail Service in the process. Portrait of Jack Knight, an airmail pilot best known for his memorable February 22-23, 1921 airmail flight. All he has to do is fly all night long, leaning out of the plane to see, and navigate a blizzard over land he’s never covered with an empty fuel tank. across the country about this brave airmail pilot, Jack Skinny Knight, fighting the winter. Outraged officials and pilots want to prove that flying the mail is best, so they concoct a plan-a coast-to-coast race.īut when a crash, exhaustion, and a snowstorm ground three of the planes, Jack Knight becomes the race’s only hope. using both Army airplanes and Army pilots the previous May.
Jack Knight was part of a relay team that flew 2,629 miles across the country in February 1921. Flying after dark is risky and crashes are too common, so lawmakers decide to cut funding for the US Air Mail Service. James Herbert Knight (18921945), aka Jack Knight, was an American pilot who made the first overnight transcontinental air mail delivery. Is Jack transporting a famous passenger? Is he ferrying medicine for a sick child? Nope-Jack has six sacks of mail.įor the past few years, biplanes like Jack’s have been flying the mail only during daylight hours. Choose from multiple sizes and mounting options. All metal prints are professionally printed, packaged, and shipped within 3 - 4 business days and delivered ready-to-hang on your wall. When Jack Knight takes off in his biplane from North Platte, Nebraska, in 1921, hundreds of people crowd the airstrip. Air Mail Pilot Jack Knight Metal Print by Bettmann. High-flying history is brought to life in this suspenseful story of an unknown and daring pilot named Jack Knight, who in 1921 flew his biplane straight into a blizzard over America’s heartland and saved the US Air Mail Service in the process.
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