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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-34: FAM-34 was awarded to Braniff International Airways.
        Thomas E. Braniff (financier) with his brother, Paul Revere Braniff (WW-I pilot) founded Paul R. Braniff Inc (a combination flying school, aircraft parts supplier and airline). On June 20, 1928 passenger service began on a 116-mile route between Tulsa and Oklahoma City OK. In April 1929 Braniff was sold to Universal Aviation Corporation (conglomerate cross-country air-rail network). A new independent Braniff airline operation was incorporated on November 3, 1930 under the name of Braniff Airways with Tom as president and Paul as secretary-treasurer. Throughout the 1930's Braniff Airways expaned its route system and early in 1947 changed its name to Braniff International Airways.
        FAM-34 was awarded to Braniff International Airways and on June 4, 1948 flying a Douglas DC-6 piloted by Don L Hurst, it inaugurated flight service from Houston TX to Lima Peru.

BIA
Douglas DC-6

F34-1a 480604 Houston TX-Havana Cuba BIA Don L Hurst $3.75
F34-1fa 480604 Houston TX-Havana Cuba BIA Don L Hurst $4.50
F34-1b 480604 Houston TX-Balboa Canal Zone BIA Don L Hurst $3.00
F34-1fb 480604 Houston TX-Balboa Canal Zone BIA Don L Hurst $4.50
F34-2 480605 Havana Cuba-Houston TX BIA Don L Hurst $7.50
F34-1c 480607 Houston TX-Gayaquil Ecuador BIA RL Lowry $3.75
F34-1fc 480607 Houston TX-Guayaquil Ecuador BIA RL Lowry $4.50
F34-4a 480607 Balboa Canal Zone-Havana Cuba BIA RL Lowry $11.25
F34-4 480607 Balboa Canal Zone-Houston TX BIA RL Lowry $7.50
F34-5a 480607 Guayaquil Ecuador-Balboa Canal Zone BIA RL Lowry $11.25
F34-5b 480607 Guayaquil Ecuador-Havana Cuba BIA RL Lowry $11.25
F34-5 480607 Guayaquil Ecuador-Houston TX BIA RL Lowry $7.50
F34-3a 480608 Balboa Canal Zone-Guayaquil Ecuador BIA RL Lowry $15.00
F34-1 480618 Houston TX-Lima Peru BIA Don L Hurst $3.00
F34-1f 480618 Houston TX-Lima Peru BIA Don L Hurst $4.50
F34-3 480619 Balboa Canal Zone-Lima Peru BIA Don L Hurst $15.00
F34-6a 480620 Lima Peru-Guayaquil Ecuador BIA Don L Hurst $11.25
F34-6b 480620 Lima Peru-Balboa Canal Zone BIA Don L Hurst $11.25
F34-6c 480620 Lima Peru-Havana Cuba BIA Don L Hurst $11.25
F34-6 480620 Lima Peru-Houston TX BIA Don L Hurst $7.50

F34-8 490210 Houston TX-LaPaz Bolivia BIA AA Speegle $3.00
F34-8f 490210 Houston TX-LaPaz Bolivia BIA AA Speegle $4.50
F34-9 490210 La Paz Bolivia-Houston TX BIA AA Speegle $7.50

F34-12 490308 Houston TX-Rio de Janeiro Brazil BIA $3.00
F34-12f 490308 Houston TX-Rio de Janeiro Brazil BIA $4.50
F34-13 490311 Rio de Janeiro Brazil-Houston TX BIA $11.25

F34-15 500306 Houston TX-Anuncion Paraguay BIA NW Sellnayer (Houston-Balboa)
CD Wallrath (Balboa-Pisco)
Paul R Morton (Lima-Asuncion)
$3.00
F34-15f 500306 Houston TX-Anuncion Paraguay BIA $3.00
F34-16 500306 Balboa Canal Zone-Anuncion Paraguay BIA $7.50
F34-16f 500306 Balboa Canal Zone-Anuncion Paraguay BIA $22.50
F34-17 500306 Lima Peru-Anuncion Paraguay BIA $7.50
F34-18 500306 La Paz Bolivia-Anuncion Paraguay BIA $11.25
F34-19a 500308 Asuncion Paraguay-Lima Peru BIA Paul R Morton (Asuncion-Lima)
WA Stephens (Lima-Balboa)
Don L Hurst (Balboa-Houston)
$11.25
F34-19b 500308 Asuncion Paraguay-Balboa Canal Zone BIA $11.25
F34-19 500308 Asuncion Paraguay-Houston TX BIA $7.50

F34-25 500529 Houston TX-Buenos Aires Argentina BIA TO George $3.75
F34-25f 500529 Houston TX-Buenos Aires Argentina BIA TO George $4.50
F34-26 500529 Balboa Canal Zone-Buenos Aires Argentina BIA TO George $7.50
F34-26f 500529 Balboa Canal Zone-Buenos Aires Argentina BIA TO George $30.00
F34-27 500529 Lima Peru-Buenos Aires Argentina BIA TO George $15.00
F34-28 500530 Asuncion Paraguay-Buenos Aires Argentina BIA TO George $15.00
F34-29a 500531 Buenos Aires Argentina-La Paz Bolivia BIA TO George $11.25
F34-29b 500531 Buenos Aires Argentina-Any FAM-34 Point BIA TO George $11.25
F34-29 500531 Buenos Aires Argentina-Houston TX or Chicago IL BIA TO George $7.50

F34-30 510803 Miami FL-Any FAM-34 Point BIA $75.00
F34-31 500803 Any FAM-34 Point-Miami FL BIA TO George $113.00

F34-32 511013 Houston TX or Miami FL-Sao Paulo Brazil BIA $30.00
F34-33 511015 Sao Paulo Brazil-Any FAM-34 Point BIA $37.50

BIA
Douglas DC-7

F34-35 570516 Miami FL-Bogata Columbia BIA Freyer $4.50
F34-35f 570516 Miami FL-Bogata Columbia BIA Freyer $3.75
F34-36 570516 Bogata Columbia-Miami FL BIA $7.50

BIA
Lockheed Electra

F34-40 601109 San Antonio TX-Mexico City Mexico BIA $3.00
F34-41 601110 Mexico City Mexico-San Antonio TX BIA $7.50

BIA
Boeing 707

F34-45 660102 San Antonio TX-Acapulco Mexico BIA Raines & Webb $3.00
F34-46 660102 Acapulco Mexico-San Antonio TX BIA Raines & Webb $7.50

F34-50 660424 New York NY-Panama City Panama BIA EA Barber & JC Mitchell $4.50
F34-50f 660424 New York NY-Panama City Panama BIA EA Barber & JC Mitchell $4.50
F34-50u 660424 United Nations NY-Panama City Panama BIA EA Barber & JC Mitchell $7.50
F34-51 660425 Panama City Panama-New York NY BIA $150.00
F34-52 660424 Miami FL-Lima Peru BIA Carlisle & Hooper $4.50
F34-52f 660424 Miami FL-Lima Peru BIA Carlisle & Hooper $4.50
F34-53 660427 Lima Peru-Miami FL BIA $7.50
F34-54 660427 New York NY-Bogata Columbia BIA Fitzgerald & McGuinnis $4.50
F34-54f 660427 New York NY-Bogata Columbia BIA Fitzgerald & McGuinnis $4.50
F34-54u 660427 United Nations NY-Bogata Columbia BIA Fitzgerald & McGuinnis $4.50
F34-55 660428 Bogata Columbia-New York NY BIA $22.50
F34-56 660429 New York NY-Lima Peru BIA $4.50
F34-56f 660429 New York NY-Lima Peru BIA $4.50
F34-56u 660429 United Nations NY-Lima Peru BIA $4.50
F34-57 660430 Lima Peru-New York NY BIA $7.50

F34-60 670201 Miami FL-Cali Columbia BIA AW Schroeder (Miami-Cali)
JT Dunford (Miami-Panama)
Hicks & Mercer (Panama-Cali)
$4.50
F34-60f 670201 Miami FL-Cali Columbia BIA $4.50
F34-61 670203 Cali Columbia-Miami FL BIA $45.00
F34-62 670203 Miami FL-Quito Ecuador BIA RB Regis & BA Bennett $4.50
F34-62f 670203 Miami FL-Quito Ecuador BIA RB Regis & BA Bennett $4.50
F34-63 670203 Miami FL-Santiago Chile BIA RB Regis & BA Bennett $4.50
F34-63f 670203 Miami FL-Santiago Chile BIA RB Regis & BA Bennett $4.50
F34-64 670203 Santiago Chile-Miami FL BIA $45.00
F34-65 670203 Quito Ecuador-Miami FL BIA $60.00
F34-66 670207 Miami FL-Antofagasta Chile BIA HD Caldwell & JB Hawkins (Miami-Panama)
JH Biller & J Timko (Panama-Antofagasta)
$4.50
F34-66f 670207 Miami FL-Antofagasta Chile BIA $4.50
F34-67 670208 Antofagasta Chile-Miami FL BIA $11.25

BIA
McDonnell Douglas DC-8

F34-70 690201 New Orleans LA-Panama City Panama BIA $360.00
F34-70f 690201 New Orleans LA-Panama City Panama BIA $225.00
F34-71 690202 Santiago Chile-San Francisco CA BIA $75.00
F34-71a 690202 Santiago Chile-Los Angeles CA BIA $60.00
F34-72 690202 La Paz Bolivia-Los Angeles CA BIA $60.00
F34-73 690202 Quito Ecuador-Los Angeles CA BIA $60.00

F34-75a 720915 Dallas TX-Mexico City Mexico BIA $7.50
F34-75fa 720915 Dallas TX-Mexico City Mexico BIA $6.00
F34-79 720915 Mexico City Mexico-Dallas TX BIA $7.50
F34-75 720915 Dallas TX-Acapulco Mexico BIA $7.50
F34-75f 720915 Dallas TX-Acapulco Mexico BIA $3.75
F34-78 720915 Acapulco Mexico-Dallas TX BIA $7.50
F34-80 720915 Houston TX-Acapulco Mexico BIA $300.00
F34-80f 720915 Houston TX-Acapulco Mexico BIA $6.00
F34-81 720915 Acapulco Mexico-Houston TX BIA $7.50

BIA
Boeing 727

F34-85 750607 Bogata Columbia-Los Angeles CA BIA $75.00
F34-87a 750608 Bogata Columbia-Rio de Janeiro Brazil BIA $113.00
F34-87 750608 Bogata Columbia-Sao Paulo Brazil BIA $113.00
F34-88 750610 Sao Paulo Brazil-Bogata Columbia BIA $113.00
F34-89 750610 Rio de Janeiro Brazil-Bogata Columbia BIA $113.00

F34-95 760207 Guayaquil Ecuador-US BIA $45.00

BIA
Boeing 747

F34-96 780318 Dallas TX-London England BIA J Healy & M Griffith $4.50
F34-97 780318 Fort Worth TX-London England BIA J Healy & M Griffith $4.50
F34-97f 780318 Dallas/Fort Worth TX-London England BIA J Healy & M Griffith $4.50

BIA
Boeing 727

F34-100fa 780816 Dallas/Fort Worth-Bogata Columbia BIA $60.00
F34-100f 780816 Dallas/Fort Worth-Guayaquil Ecuador BIA $75.00
F34-102 780816 Guayaquil Ecuador-Dallas/Forth Worth TX BIA $7.50
F34-104f 781206 Dallas/Fort Worth-Lima Peru BIA $220.00

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