
Aeropostale: The hero pilots who connected the world by airmail
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Flying was a dangerous business in the 1920s, but that didn't stop the hero pilots of Aeropostale who risked their lives to bring airmail from France to Africa and on to South America.
(CNN) — What do two major national airlines, an American fashion retail brand, a large publicly listed industrial corporation, a Hollywood movie and several prize-winning literary works all have in common? They are all linked to the extraordinary legacy of an airline that ceased to exist 90 years ago this year. Despite its relatively short-lived existence, from 1918 to 1931, the "Compagnie générale aéropostale," usually known simply as Aéropostale, left an indelible mark, both in the world of civilian aviation and in the public imagination.More Related News

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