Aéropostale (aviation)

Aéropostale founder Pierre-Georges Latécoère envisioned an air route connecting France to the French colonies in Africa and South America.

In April 1927 Latécoère, having troubles with its planes, damaged due to long flights to South America, decided to sell 93% of his business to another Brazilian-based French businessman named Marcel Bouilloux-Lafont.

Aeropostale pilot Jean Mermoz flew 3,058 kilometres (1,900 mi) from Dakar to Natal in 19 hours, 35 minutes, with his plane holding 122 kilograms (269 lb) of mail.

Source:[2] Developed in the aftermath of World War I, air mail service owed much to the bravery of its earliest pilots.

Aéropostale's roster of pilots included such aviation legends as: Among the aircraft operated by the company were:

A Salmson 2 Berline of Lignes aeriennes Latécoère c.1918.
Security paper of the Compagnie Générale Aéropostale, issued 5. November 1928
Aéropostale monument in Tarfaya .