FAM Foreign Air Mail First Flights F24

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Background: The Post Office Department designated any contract air mail route flown by an airline into/from a foreign country into/from the US as a "Foreign Air Mail" route. The Foreign Air Mail routes became known as FAM's.

FAM-24: FAM-24 was awarded to American Overseas Airlines.
        American Airlines had developed from a conglomeration of 82 small airlines companies through a series of corporate acquisitions and reorganizations. On January 25, 1930 American Airways was incorporated as a single company. American operated its routes with all-metal Fokker Tri-motors and Ford Tri-motors. In 1934 American began flying Curtiss Condor biplanes fitted with sleeping berths. The Condor carried air mail and accommodated 15-18 passengers in the ultimate of airline comfort.
        In 1934, American Airways Company slipped into financial straits and was acquired by corporate raider, Errett Lobban Cord, who renamed the company "American Airlines." Early in its history, American was headquartered at Midway Airport in Chicago IL. On June 25, 1936, American was the first airline to fly the Douglas DC-3 in commercial service. By the end of the decade, American was the nation's number one domestic air carrier in terms of revenue passenger miles. On Feb. 16, 1937, American carried its one-millionth passenger.
        American Export Airlines had been founded in 1937 as a subsidiary of the shipping company American Export Lines and beginning in 1942 operated a flying boat service between New York and Ireland. On November 10, 1945 following interest from American Airlines, who wanted to break into the overseas market dominated by Pan American, American Export Airlines merged with the transatlantic division of American Airlines to become American Overseas Airlines (AOA).
        FAM-24 was awarded to AOA and on October 23, 1945 it inaugurated international transatlantic flight service direct from both inland and coastal cities in the US (New York NY, Boston MA, Chicago IL, Philadelphia PA & Washington DC) to Europe.

Douglas DC-4

F24-1a	451023	New York NY-Gander Newfoundland	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$3.00
F24-1fa	451023	New York NY-Gander Newfoundland	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$18.00
F24-1b	451023	New York NY-Limerick Ireland	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$3.00
F24-1fb	451023	New York NY-Limerick Ireland	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$18.00
F24-1	451023	New York NY-London England	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$3.00
F24-1f	451023	New York NY-London England	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$18.00
F24-2a	451023	Boston MA-Gander Newfoundland	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$6.00
F24-2fa	451023	Boston MA-Gander Newfoundland	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$18.00
F24-2b	451023	Boston MA-Limerick Ireland	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$6.00
F24-2fb	451023	Boston MA-Limerick Ireland	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$18.00
F24-2	451023	Boston MA-London England	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$3.75
F24-2f	451023	Boston MA-London England	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$18.00
F24-6	451024	Limerick Ireland-London England	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$4.50
F24-7a	451024	London England-Boston MA	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$6.00
F24-7	451024	London England-New York NY	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$6.00
F24-8a	451024	Limerick Ireland-Gander Newfoundland	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$6.00
F24-8b	451024	Limerick Ireland-Boston MA	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$6.00
F24-8	451024	Limerick Ireland-New York NY	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$6.00
F24-3a	451119	Chicago IL-Limerick Ireland	AOA	Robert Hixon	$4.50
F24-3fa	451119	Chicago IL-Limerick Ireland	AOA	Robert Hixon	$18.00
F24-3	451119	Chicago IL-London England	AOA	Robert Hixon	$4.50
F24-3f	451119	Chicago IL-London England	AOA	Robert Hixon	$18.00
F24-8c	451120	Limerick Ireland-Chicago IL	AOA	Robert Hixon	$6.00
F24-7b	451120	London England-Chicago IL	AOA	Robert Hixon	$6.00
F24-4a	451123	Washington DC-Limerick Ireland	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$4.50
F24-4fa	451123	Washington DC-Limerick Ireland	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$18.00
F24-4	451123	Washington DC-London England	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$4.50
F24-4f	451123	Washington DC-London England	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$18.00
F24-5a	451123	Philadelphia PA-Limerick Ireland	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$4.50
F24-5fa	451123	Philadelphia PA-Limerick Ireland	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$18.00
F24-5	451123	Philadelphia PA-London England	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$7.50
F24-5f	451123	Philadelphia PA-London England	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$18.00
F24-8d	451124	Limerick Ireland-Washington DC	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$6.00
F24-8e	451124	Limerick Ireland-Philadelphia PA	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$6.00
F24-7c	451124	London England-Washington DC	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$6.00
F24-7d	451124	London England-Philadelphia PA	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$6.00

F24-12a	460201	New York NY-Copenhagen Denmark	AOA	CA Thompson (NY-Limerick) George Burgard (Limerick-Stockholm)	$7.50
F24-12	460201	New York NY-Stockholm Sweden	AOA		$7.50
F24-12b	450405	New York NY-Oslo Norway	AOA	OB Whitmore (NY-Limerick) JJ Hennessey (Limerick-Oslo)	$9.00
F24-14a	450406	Copenhagen Denmark-Oslo Norway	AOA		$18.75
F24-15	450406	Stockholm Sweden-Oslo Norway	AOA		$18.75
F24-13b	450407	Oslo Norway-Stockholm Sweden	AOA	WR Hostettler (Copenhagen-Limerick) HM Geselbracht (Limerick-Reykjavik) B Brandt (Reykjavik-Gander) KA Whitsit (Gander-NY)	$18.75
F24-13a	450407	Oslo Norway-Copenhagen Denmark	AOA		$22.50
F24-13	450407	Oslo Norway-New York NY	AOA		$15.00
F24-14	450407	Copenhagen Denmark-New York NY	AOA		$52.50

F24-20	460219	New York NY-Amsterdam Netherlands	AOA	CF Blair (New York-Limerick) George Burgard (Limerick-Amsterdam)	$6.00
F24-21	460221	Amsterdam Netherlands-New York NY	AOA	George Burgard (Amsterdam-Limerick) BW Phillips (Limerick-Gander-NY) WA Fariss (Gander-NY)	$7.50

F24-24

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New York NY-Berlin Germany

AOA

Frank Cassil

$6.00

F24-25a	470105	Washington DC-Amsterdam Netherlands	AOA	JW Blackman (Washington-Limerick) DF Farobough (Limerick-Amsterdam)	$30.00
F24-25b	470108	Washington DC-Frankfurt Germany	AOA	VR Browning (Washington-Frankfurt/Berlin Germany)	$30.00
F24-25	470108	Washington DC-Berlin Germany	AOA		$30.00
F24-26	470111	Amsterdam Netherlands-Washington DC	AOA	DF Farobough (Amsterdam-Limerick) JW Blackman (Limerick-Washington)	$33.75

F24-30	470317	New York NY-Reykjavik Iceland	AOA	Jack Bennett	$4.50
F24-30a	470317	New York NY-Scandinavian Countries via Reykjavik Iceland	AOA	Jack Bennett	$9.00
F24-31b	470318	Reykjavik Iceland-Copenhagen Denmark	AOA	Jack Bennett	$22.50
F24-31a	470318	Reykjavik Iceland-Oslo Norway	AOA	Jack Bennett	$22.50
F24-31	470318	Reykjavik Iceland-Stockholm Sweden	AOA	Jack Bennett	$22.50
F24-32	470318	Reykjavik Iceland-New York NY	AOA	Jack Bennett	$15.00

F24-34	470403	Boston MA-Reykjavik Iceland	AOA	Robert H Neale	$22.50
F24-34f	470403	Boston MA-Reykjavik Iceland	AOA	Robert H Neale	$250.00

F24-40	470602	New York NY-Prestwick Scotland	AOA	Freeman I Ricketts	$3.00
F24-40f	470602	New York NY-Prestwick Scotland	AOA	Freeman I Ricketts	$4.50
F24-41	470602	Boston MA-Prestwick Scotland	AOA	Freeman I Ricketts	$165.00
F24-41f	470602	Boston MA-Prestwick Scotland	AOA	Freeman I Ricketts	$75.00
F24-42	470602	Gander Newfoundland-Prestwick Scotland	AOA	Freeman I Ricketts	$30.00

F24-35	470605	Washington DC-Reykjavik Iceland	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$27.00
F24-35a	470605	Washington DC-Scandivanian Countries via Reykjavik Iceland	AOA	Charles C Spencer	$27.00
F24-36	470612	Philadelphia PA-Reykjavik Iceland	AOA	Robert H Neale	$27.00
F24-36a	470612	Philadelphia Pa-Scandivanian Countries via Reykjavik Iceland	AOA	Robert H Neale	$27.00

F24-48	470621	Helsinki Finland-New York NY	AOA	Robert B Keeton	$27.00
F24-46	470623	Reykjavik Iceland-Helsinki Finland	AOA	Robert B Keeton	$15.00
F24-45	470624	New York NY-Helsinki Finland	AOA	Robert B Keeton	$3.00
F24-45f	470624	New York NY-Helsinki Finland	AOA	Robert B Keeton	$4.50
F24-47	470625	Oslo Norway-Helsinki Finland	AOA	Robert B Keeton	$15.00
F24-48a	470626	Helsinki Finland-Stockholm Sweden	AOA	Robert B Keeton	$27.00

Lockheed L-049 Constellation

F24-50a	480111	Boston MA-Oslo Norwayt	AOA	MacKensie Patterson	$203.00
F24-50	480111	Boston MA-Helsinki Finland	AOA	MacKensie Patterson	$33.00
F24-50f	480111	Boston MA-Helsinki Finland	AOA	MacKensie Patterson	$75.00

F24-53a	480501	Frankfurt Germany-London England	AOA	Robert Siegwald	$22.50
F24-53	480501	Frankfurt Germany-New York NY	AOA	Robert Siegwald	$6.00

F24-55	481004	Boston MA-Berlin Germany	AOA	Robert Siegwald	$120.00
F24-55f	481004	Boston MA-Berlin Germany	AOA	Robert Siegwald	$413.00

Boeing 377 Stratocruiser

F24-56	500305	New York NY-Hamburg Germany	AOA	OB Whitmore	$15.00
F24-56f	500305	New York NY-Hamburg Germany	AOA	OB Whitmore	$15.00
F24-57	500307	Hamburg Germany-New York NY	AOA	OB Whitmore	$19.00

F24-58	500430	Boston MA-Hamburg Germany	AOA	Robert B Keeton	$15.00
F24-58f	500430	Boston MA-Hamburg Germany	AOA	Robert B Keeton	$15.00
F24-59	500506	Hamburg Germany-Boston MA	AOA	Robert B Keeton	$19.00

F24-64	500901	Dusseldorf Germany-New York NY	AOA	William H Fish	$15.00
F24-60	500902	New York NY-Dusseldorf Germany	AOA	William H Fish	$3.00
F24-60f	500902	New York NY-Dusseldorf Germany	AOA	William H Fish	$3.00
F24-61	500902	Boston MA-Dusseldorf Germany	AOA	William H Fish	$3.00
F24-61f	500902	Boston MA-Dusseldorf Germany	AOA	William H Fish	$3.00
F24-62	500902	New York NY-Cologne Germany	AOA	William H Fish	$3.00
F24-62f	500902	New York NY-Cologne Germany	AOA	William H Fish	$3.00
F24-63	500902	Boston MA-Cologne Germany	AOA	William H Fish	$3.00
F24-63f	500902	Boston MA-Cologne Germany	AOA	William H Fish	$3.00

On September 25, 1950 American Overseas Airlines was acquired by Pan American Airways.