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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-29: FAM-29 was awarded to Eastern Air Lines.
        On January 17, 1930 Pitcairn Aviation was re-named Eastern Air Transport. Supplementing its fleet of Mailwing’s, EAT acquired three Ford Trimotors. On January 1, 1931 EAT flying its Ford Trimotor, inaugurated its first combined passenger and air mail flight service between St Petersburg FL and Newark NJ. EAT later became Eastern Air Lines (EAL) on March 29, 1938. Former WW-I hero, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker took over at the "new" Eastern Air Lines. All Eastern's equipment bore the legend "The Great Silver Fleet."
        FAM-29 was awarded to Eastern Air Lines and on September 11, 1946 flying a Douglas DC-4 piloted by R Ohlinger, it inaugurated flight service from Miami FL to San Juan Puerto Rico.

EAL
Douglas DC-4

F29-1 460911 Miami FL-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL R Ohlinger $112.50
F29-2 460911 San Juan Puerto Rico-Miami FL EAL R Ohlinger $112.50

EAL
Lockheed Constellation

F29-5 510326 New York NY-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL Milford Safer $3.00
F29-5f 510326 New York NY-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL Milford Safer $3.00
F29-6 510326 San Juan Puerto Rico-New York NY EAL Milford Safer $4.50

EAL
Lockheed Super Constellation

F29-10 580604 Chicago IL-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $22.50
F29-10f 580604 Chicago IL-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $60.00

F29-15f 600902 Pittsburgh PA-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $15.00
F29-16 600902 San Juan Puerto Rico-Pittsburgh PA EAL $18.75

F29-25 610605 Philadelphia PA-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $315.00
F29-25f 610605 Philadelphia PA-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $278.00
F29-26 610612 San Juan Puerto Rico-Philadelphia PA EAL $150.00

F29-30 620429 WAshington DC-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $233.00
F29-30f 620429 WAshington DC-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $195.00
F29-31 620429 San Juan Puerto Rico-Washington DC EAL $188.00

EAL
Lockheed Electra

F29-35 640302 Baltimore MD-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $53.00
F29-36 640302 San Juan Puerto Rico-Baltimore MD EAL $30.00

EAL
Douglas DC-8

F29-40 670204 Boston MA-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $188.00
F29-40f 670204 Boston MA-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $188.00
F29-41 670204 San Juan Puerto Rico-Boston MA EAL $188.00

F29-45 680622 Atlanta GA-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $263.00
F29-45f 680622 Atlanta GA-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $188.00
F29-46 680622 San Juan Puerto Rico-Atlanta GA EAL $90.00
F29-47 680706 Detroit MI-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $195.00
F29-47f 680706 Detroit MI-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $188.00
F29-48 680706 San Juan Puerto Rico-Detroit MI EAL $90.00

EAL
Boeing 727

F29-50 690301 Miami FL-Charlotte Amalie Saint Thomas Virgin Islands EAL $11.25
F29-50f 690301 Miami FL-Charlotte Amalie Saint Thomas Virgin Islands EAL $11.25
F29-53 690302 Charlotte Amalie Saint Thomas Virgin Islands-Miami FL EAL Al Johnson
Joseph Trapnell
$4.50
F29-52 690302 Charlotte Amalie Saint Thomas Virgin Islands-
Christiansted Saint Croix Virgin Islands
EAL Al Johnson
Joseph Trapnell
$7.50
F29-51 690301 Miami FL-Christiansted Saint Croix Virgin Islands EAL $15.00
F29-51f 690301 Miami FL-Christiansted Saint Croix Virgin Islands EAL $12.00
F29-54 690302 Christiansted Saint Croix Virgin Islands-Miami FL EAL WA Preissner
Bill Lankford
$4.50

F29-55 700620 Hartford CT-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $7.50
F29-56 700620 San Juan Puerto Rico-Hartford CT EAL $11.25

F29-58 700914 San Juan Puerto Rico-Charlotte NC EAL $7.50

F29-60 711218 Cleveland OH-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $75.00
F29-60f 711218 Cleveland OH-San Juan Puerto Rico EAL $6.00

F29-65 730501 San Juan Puerto Rico-Orlando FL EAL $30.00

EAL
Lockheed Tristar

F29-70f 750503 New York NY-Ponce Puerto Rico EAL $7.50
F29-71 750503 Ponce Puerto Rico-New York NY EAL $143.00

F29-73 780801 Miami FL-Port-au-Prince Haiti EAL $75.00
F29-73f 780801 Miami FL-Port-au-Prince Haiti EAL $53.00
F29-74 780801 San Juan Puerto Rico-Port-au-Prince Haiti EAL $120.00

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