In 1959, the US Navy fired a guided missile from a submarine carrying 3,000 letters; it reached Florida in 22 minutes, but the experiment never became a postal service
- PC: AI GeneratedOn a June morning in 1959, a US Navy submarine became an unusual starting point for a postal delivery.
- Instead of loading its mail onto an aircraft or a conventional transport vehicle, the Navy placed thousands of letters inside a guided missile and launched it towards Florida.
- The journey took just 22 minutes as reported by Smithsonian National Postal Museum.
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- PC: AI GeneratedOn a June morning in 1959, a US Navy submarine became an unusual starting point for a postal delivery.
- Instead of loading its mail onto an aircraft or a conventional transport vehicle, the Navy placed thousands of letters inside a guided missile and launched it towards Florida.
- The journey took just 22 minutes as reported by Smithsonian National Postal Museum.
Sources: Times of India