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The pilot who donated his Talon 150 to the NASM, Lawrence “Pete” Lehmann, was born in New York City to Swiss immigrants in 1952. Lehmann’s grandfather held a seat on the board of directors of Swissair Airlines and he encouraged his grandson to become interested in aviation at an early age. Lehmann did become fascinated with airplanes but his less-than-perfect eyesight prevented him from flying mil

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Wiseman-Cooke

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Wiseman-Cooke Aircraft

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The historical significance of the flight relates to Wiseman's mail delivery. Messages had been carried by air previously by pigeons, balloons, and other aircraft, but Wiseman made the first airplane-carried mail flight officially sanctioned by any U.S. post office and made available to the public. The first air mail flight sanctioned by the U.S. Post Office in Washington, D.C., took place on Sept

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