All American Aviation
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All American Aviation was an
History
All American Aviation was founded in 1937 as a patent holding company. Its sister company, Tri-State Aviation, was founded on the same date, serving as the physical operating company. Founder Lytle Schooler Adams was the first president of both companies.
Adams had started experimenting with an airmail pick-up system in 1927, developing numerous patents on the system, which he rolled into All American Aviation in 1937. Initial flights of the airline pick-up service were made by a Stinson Reliant single engine high-wing monoplane. Mail containers were suspended from ropes or cables suspended from two poles. The aircraft swooped down with a suspended hook hanging below and snagged the rope or cable.[citation needed] This was further developed in a system that could pick up personnel.
The
Actual service did not commence until 1939. The pioneering experimental airmail pickup service was built on routes radiating from a hub at
All American received a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Civil Aeronautics Board for regular passenger, mail and express service. Concurrent with the introduction of passenger service, the company changed its name in 1949 to All American Airways.
Through the years, the company grew and the name was again changed, becoming
Fleet
Pre World War II
- Stinson SM-1D-300
- Stinson SR-10C (4)[3]
Post World War II
- Douglas DC-3
- Convair 580
See also
References
- The Huffington Post. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
- ^ Mutzabaugh, Ben (16 October 2015). "US Airways' Final Flight Closes Curtain on Another Major Airline". USA Today. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ Skyways: 15. July 1995.
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External links
- The George J. Frebert collection on Delaware Aviation Archived 2014-10-30 at the Wayback Machine at Hagley Museum and Library includes material on All American Aviation and its air mail pick-up system.
