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Happy Birthday, American Airlines! American traces its origins to Robertson Aircraft and its first airmail contract flight. The airline celebrates its birthday as April 16, 1926, the date when Charles Lindbergh piloted the first airmail flight for Robertson, carrying mail from St. Louis, Missouri, to Chicago, Illinois. Have you ever flown on American Airlines? Image: Robertson Cessna Cabin Monoplane print, 1970s. Gift of the Pan Am Historical Foundation. 2014.039.080
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