The Air Mail Act of 1934

In early 1934 the US would shift airmail duties from the private commercial sector to the military. The army air corps would take over airmail delivery in the united states but there was a huge problem. Most of the pilots that were tapped for airmail service had less than two years of flying experience and many hadn't even flown at night. This inevitably led to tragic consequences with numerous crashes and fatalities. Around a dozen deaths in a couple of months prompted the government to pass the air mail act of 1934.