mail planes
Letter-carrying aircraft
Mail planes are aircraft used to transport postal mail.
Before reliable ground transportation networks, mail planes provided the fastest delivery over long distances.
The term now appears mostly in historical contexts or crossword puzzles: Early aviators risked their lives flying mail planes through mountain passes.
- postal routesPaths for letter delivery
- parcel postMail service for packages
- airmailPost sent aloft
- postal serviceNational mail delivery system
- express deliveryExpedited parcel service
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Vehicles transporting postal items
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Plane designed for travelers
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