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Cachets should be listed in chronological order based on earliest known usage. Use  
Cachets should be listed in chronological order based on earliest known usage. Use  
the postmark date or best guess. This applies to add-on cachets as well.
the postmark date or best guess. This applies to add-on cachets as well.
<br/><hr/>'''MILITARY ENDURANCE RECORD'''<br/>
<br/><hr/>'''HISTORICAL NOTE'''<br/>
The longest recorded military flight by a class C seaplane left from the Norfolk Virginia Naval Air Station October 10, 1935. Lieutenant Commander Knefler McGinnis, Lieutenant James K. Averill, Thomas P. Wilkinson, and a crew of three flew the XP3Y-1 covering 2060 mi to Cristobal Harbor, Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone in 17 hours, 33 min.
Coco Solo was a United States Navy submarine base and naval air station, active from 1918 to the 1960s.<br/>The submarine base at Coco Solo was established May 6, 1918. The Coco Solo Naval Air Station was officially established by Executive Order on April 9, 1920.<br/><hr/>
On October 14th, 1935 they departed Coco Solo Naval Air Station and flew a record 3387 miles nonstop arriving at San Francisco, California on the 15th of October in 34 hours 51 minutes setting a record for the longest distance flown by a class C seaplane.<br/><hr/>
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Cachets should be listed in chronological order based on earliest known usage. Use the postmark date or best guess. This applies to add-on cachets as well.



HISTORICAL NOTE
Coco Solo was a United States Navy submarine base and naval air station, active from 1918 to the 1960s.
The submarine base at Coco Solo was established May 6, 1918. The Coco Solo Naval Air Station was officially established by Executive Order on April 9, 1920.



 

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1935-10-08
USPO Duplex #2 Cancel
"Hampton Roads Br."
Norfolk VA

1935-10-13
Panama Duplex #3 Cancel
Coco Solo CZ

1935 Non-Stop Flight from Norfolk VA to Coco Solo CZ
1935 Non-Stop Flight from Coco Solo CZ to San Francisco CA

No. 10 (Official) Business envelope signed by both pilots, the rest of the crew signed the back. Back stamps from Coco Solo dated 1935-10-10 and Alameda CA dated 1935-10-15.
From the Kurt Stauffer collection.


 

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1935-10-08
USPO Duplex #2 Cancel
"Hampton Roads Br."
Norfolk VA

1935-10-13
Panama Duplex #3 Cancel
Coco Solo CZ

1935 Non-Stop Flight from Norfolk VA to Coco Solo CZ
1935 Non-Stop Flight from Coco Solo CZ to San Francisco CA

No. 10 (Official) Business envelope signed by both pilots, the rest of the crew signed the back. Back stamps from Coco Solo dated 1935-10-10 and Alameda CA dated 1935-10-15.
From the Kurt Stauffer collection.

 


 

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