24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Tied by "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila. Washington May 17 9 AM 1918" duplex datestamp on cover to New Rochelle N.Y., carried on Lieutenant George L. Boyle's second attempt to fly the mails, which, like his first on May 15, resulted in a crash landing and delayed mail, backstamped New York May 18, 4:30AM, reflecting late arrival of airmail from Washington D.C., with original contents, small piece of backflap missing, minor light staining on front, otherwise Very Fine, only four reported covers from this flight -- After his notorious failed first flight on May 15 (the first day of government airmail service), Lt. Boyle was given another opportunity to fly the mail from Washington D.C. to Philadelphia on May 17. He was instructed to keep "Chesapeake Bay on your right." Lt. Boyle was escorted by Maj. Fleet in another plane as far as Baltimore, then Boyle proceeded on his own, keeping Chesapeake Bay on his right, which caused him to fly far off course. He ran out of fuel once and refueled at Cape Charles Va., 200 miles south of Philadelphia. After getting directions, he took off and ran out of fuel again, this time crashing his plane at the Philadelphia Country Club at 7:18PM. The late-arriving mail was put on a train for New York.

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