BONUS EPISODE: The Insane First Pilots of the US Postal Service ft. Josh Boerman
Added 2025-05-07 08:42:54 +0000 UTCCOME SEE US LIVE JUNE 22ND IN LONDON:
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Joe is joined by Josh Boerman, one of the hosts of The Worst of all Possible Worlds ( https://www.worstpossible.world/ ) to talk about the WWI Veteran pilots turned airmail carriers of the US Postal Service, a job so dangerous that the men nicknamed it 'The Suicide Club'
Sources:
https://www.historynet.com/airmail-pilots/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-pilots-who-risked-their-lives-to-deliver-the-mail
https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a20524415/the-history-of-airmail/
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/airmail-in-america/some-early-pilots
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/the-suicide-club
Comments
Now I just want to give you a pigeon.
Panic Enthusiast
2025-05-24 01:50:04 +0000 UTCThis has a George Clooney comedy written all over it
Mike H
2025-05-14 13:22:59 +0000 UTCLove the people's commisar!
Mighty Slim Pickings
2025-05-14 11:32:44 +0000 UTC
