JUNE 2017 "The Last Mailplane Pilot"

I had the privilege to meet, interview, and fly in a open-cockpit biplane with an aviation legend - the last man to ever fly the Douglas M-4 Mailplane series. His name was Don Lykins, and he was a retired wide body airline pilot. A group of volunteers restored the old airplane, and Lykins flew it to Washington, D.C., where today it can be seen at the National Air & Space Museum. The jet age touched the early days of flying when his flight spanned the two era's. That's why I am fascinated with aviation history - stories connected by time, sky, and circumstance.