James H. Knight
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James H. Knight
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James Herbert "Jack" Knight was an American pilot who made the first overnight transcontinental air mail delivery. Knight was part of an airmail relay team that flew 2,629 miles across the United States on February 22–23, 1921 in an effort to show that the airmail service was much faster than the railroads. When all the other pilots were weathered-in or broken-down, Knight flew extra relay sections through the night in snow and fog and is credited with saving the airmail service from political d
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American pilot (1892–1945)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._Knight
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2024-04-12T04:30:28Z
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