Wiley Post 1935 Transcontinental Flight Attempts Cover

United States · 1935 · N/A

This philatelic cover was flown by pioneering aviator Wiley Post during his four attempts in 1935 to complete a high-altitude, non-stop flight from Los Angeles to New York. It documents the various stages and outcomes of these ambitious transcontinental flights, which ended at Muroc, Cleveland, Lafayette, and Wichita.

Wiley Post was a celebrated American aviator known for his record-breaking flights and high-altitude research. These 1935 attempts were part of his innovative work, tragically cut short by his death later that year, making these covers significant historical artifacts in aviation and philately.