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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-36: FAM-36 was awarded to Western Air Lines.
        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.
        Western Air Transport broke off from TWA's structure and in 1934 changed its name to General Airlines. In 1941 General changed its name to Western Air Lines.
        FAM-36 was awarded to Western Air Lines and on July 15, 1957 it inaugurated flight service from Los Angeles CA to Mexico City Mexico.

WAL
Douglas DC-6

F36-1 570715 Los Angeles CA-Mexico City Mexico WAL Floyd Aker $3.00
F36-1f 570715 Los Angeles CA-Mexico City Mexico WAL Floyd Aker $3.00
F36-2 570715 Mexico City Mexico-Los Angeles CA WAL Floyd Aker $18.75

WAL
Lockheed Electra

F36-5 620112 San Diego CA-Mexico City Mexico WAL $75.00


WAL
Boeing 707

F36-10 651204 Los Angeles CA-Acapulco Mexico WAL James Gaskell & Dale Sheldon $3.75
F36-10f 651204 Los Angeles CA-Acapulco Mexico WAL James Gaskell & Dale Sheldon $3.75
F36-11 651204 Acapulco Mexico-Los Angeles CA WAL $15.00

WAL
Boeing 737

F36-15 780630 Los Angeles CA-Guadalajara Mexico WAL $4.50
F36-15a 780630 Worldway Postal Center LA CA-Guadalajara Mexico WAL $4.50
F36-16 780630 Guadalajara Mexico-Los Angeles CA WAL $7.50

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