 to both France and Britain.The Southern route to France was inaugurated for Air Mail on May 20, 1939 by the "Yankee Clipper" piloted by Arthur E. LaPorte flying via Horta, Azores and Lisbon, Portugal to Marseilles.Passenger service over the route was added on June 28, 1939 by the "Dixie Clipper" piloted by R.O.D.