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Antique planes to mark 90th airmail anniversary

Three antique airplanes are to lift off from Republic Airport in Farmingdale Wednesday morning on a transcontinental flight to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the U.S. Post Office's airmail service.

A 1928 Boeing 40C biplane, lovingly restored after it lay shattered on an Oregon mountainside for 72 years, a 1927 Stearman C3B and a 1930 Stearman 4E Speedmail - all early airmail veterans...

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