Background: The Air Mail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act) authorized the postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers. It also set airmail rates and the level of cash subsidies to be paid to companies that carried the mail. By transferring airmail operations to private companies, the government effectively would help create the commercial aviation industry. Various routes were designated and contracts for carrying the mail over these routes were then awarded to many different private air service companies. The Contract Air Mail routes became known as CAM's.

AM-38: AM-38 was awarded to Transcontinental & Western Air. In 1928 Jack Frye and his partners founded Standard Airlines. In 1929 Standard Airlines merged with Western Air Express to form a powerful air express and transport company. Jack became Director in Charge of Operations. On July 15, 1930 Western Air merged with Transcontinental Airlines. Jack became part owner of the new company and on October 1, 1930 was appointed Vice President in Charge of Operations. Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) was born.

TWA

38N1 381101 Phoenix AZ T&WA WF Kimball 2ドル.25

38N2 381101 Boulder City NV T&WA William H Dowling 6ドル.00

38S3 381101 Las Vegas NV T&WA William H Dowling 3ドル.00

38S2 381101 Boulder City NV T&WA WF Kimball 3ドル.00

TWA

Boeing 307 Stratoliner

38N4 471101 Prescott AZ T&WA John S Wallace 2ドル.25

38S4 471101 Prescott AZ T&WA Jack S Southard 3ドル.75

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