Talk:V-mail

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History of V-mail[edit]

Does anyone know anything about the history of V-mail. The article doesn't address who invented it, when it was first used, when the last letters were sent, etc. --Daysleeper47 (talk) 17:35, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Daysleeper47: Some of its history was described in an excellent article in Air & Space magazine, unfortunately I lost track of that issue. I believe that story was similar to the ones published in the Smithsonian magazine that are cited in this Wikipedia article. If you Google "V-mail", I believe that there's more history also available at the British Post Office and other sites.

Best --HarryZilber (talk) 20:41, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How long did it take?[edit]

How long did V-mail take? the article doesn't specify and I'm sure different theaters were different, but would it fair to say the three-week length mentioned in 1941 in Egypt was at least a good rule of thumb, with some a bit more, some a bit less? It might be nice to put a one-sentence comment about how long on average it took, even if the variables were too great to give a really good figure.108.192.86.137 (talk) 01:53, 9 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Mentions in culture[edit]

"V-mail hadn't caught on very well in the South Pacific, and you could say that again." James A Michener - Tales of the South Pacific, page 141. This book was the inspiration for the "South Pacific" musical of Rogers and Hammerstein 123.208.128.111 (talk) 03:10, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]