Vmail is born. The U.S. War Department announces plans to save cargo space by eliminating bulk mail. Letters sent to soldiers will be put on microfilm and flown to bases where photostatic copies will be made and delivered to the men.

Source: Wood, Art. “VMAIL.” Democrat and Chronicle, 28 Feb. 1943, p. 61. https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle/134050918/