Airplanes Good for Tranporting Mail, Some Goods, Predicts War Department, Dec. 30, 1924

Air Service Has Commercial Value. . . Reasonably Safe, Sure and Cheap, Says Air Expert in His Report to War Department

Washington, Dec. 29—Data regarded as demonstrating that commercial aviation has definitely passed the experimental stage is contained in a report to the War department by Peter Van Zandt of the air service, after a study of its development in Europe which involved 6,000 miles of travel over air routes. The army expert reached this conclusion in his report to Chief Patrick of the air service. Under suitable conditions both mail and goods can be transported with greater saving of time and with reasonable safety he said.

From the front page of the Wilson Times, Tuesday, December 30, 1924

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