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Photograph of airmail pilot Charles Ames

Charles Ames had over 700 flight hours before signing on with the Air Mail Service on December 8, 1920. Ames flew mail out of Hazelhurst Field, New York, and Cleveland, Ohio. On October 1, 1925, Ames disappeared from sight in the mountains near Bellefonte, Pennsylvania while flying a de Havilland airplane on his portion of the Cleveland to New York run. Dozens of groups worked to find Ames over the next several days, including National Guard troops. The 32-year old pilot was finally found in the wreckage of his airplane, where he had died on impact.

Date

c. 1924

Type

Photographs

Medium

paper; photo-emulsion

Department

NPM

Institution

National Postal Museum

Object number

npm_A.2009-3

Credit

National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown