The History of the City of Nitro, West Virginia

Skyhooking Airmail Pickup

Started in Nitro in 1939

National Postal Museum - History of Airmail

1939-02-24 Daily Mail - Pickup Routes Announced

1939-04-03 Daily Mail - Nitro Airmail Cachet Announced

1939-05-05 Daily Mail - Mail Service Pilots Named

1939-05-11 Daily Mail - Mail Service Opens Friday

1939-10-26 Daily Mail - AAA Advances Airmail Time

1940-08-03 Gazette - Pickup Airmail Starting August 12

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Skyhooking ... The method of exchanging mail in transit without landing.