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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-59: FAM-59 was awarded to Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines (Caribair).
        Mr Powelson, a pilot for a local Puerto Rican rum distillery founded the Powelson Line in the early 1940's. The Powelson Line was quickly purchased by the Trigo brothers who renamed the small airline, Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines and it became a subsidiary of Florida based National Airlines. At its creation CAA had a small fleet of Stinson A Tri-Motor aircraft. CAA was awarded AM-59 and on November 12, 1942 began flight service between San Juan Puerto Rico and Saint Thomas/Saint Croix Virgin Islands. After WW-II CAA became known as Caribair.
        FAM-59 was awarded to Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines and on December 27, 1948 it inaugurated flight service from San Juan Puerto Rico to Ciudad Trujillo Dominican Republic.

CAA
Douglas DC-3

F59-1 481227 San Juan Puerto Rico-Ciudad Trujillo Dominican Republic CAA VJ Treasure $3.75

CAA
Convair 340

F59-5 660121 San Juan Puerto Rico-Basseterre Saint Kitts CAA $112.50
F59-6 660121 Philipsburg Saint Maarten-Basseterre Saint Kitts CAA $188.00
F59-7 660121 Basseterre Saint Kitts-San Juan Puerto Rico CAA $120.00

CAA
Convair 640

F59-10a 670201 San Juan Puerto Rico-Fort-de-France Martinique CAA $7.50
F59-10b 670201 San Juan Puerto Rico-Castries Saint Lucia CAA $7.50
F59-10 670201 San Juan Puerto Rico-Bridgetown Barbados CAA $6.00
F59-11 660121 Bridgetown Barbados-San Juan Puerto Rico CAA $37.50
F59-12 660121 Castries Saint Lucia-San Juan Puerto Rico CAA $37.50
F59-13 660121 Fort-de-France Martinique-San Juan Puerto Rico CAA $37.50
F59-14a 670302 Charlotte Amalie Saint Thomas Virgin Islands-Fort-de-France Martinique CAA $218.00
F59-14b 670302 Charlotte Amalie Saint Thomas Virgin Islands-Castries Saint Lucia CAA $218.00
F59-14 670302 Charlotte Amalie Saint Thomas Virgin Islands-Bridgetown Barbados CAA $218.00
F59-15 660302 Fort-de-France Martinique-Charlotte Amalie Saint Thomas Virgin Islands CAA $218.00

F59-25 670701 San Juan Puerto Rico-Saint John's Antigua CAA $6.00

CAA
McDonnell Douglas DC-9

F59-31 711210 Miami FL-Santo Domingo Dominican Republic CAA $60.00
F59-31f 711210 Miami FL-Santo Domingo Dominican Republic CAA $7.50
F59-30 711210 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic-Miami FL CAA $12.00

        On June 17, 1972 Caribair merged with Eastern Air Linbes.

EAL
McDonnell Douglas DC-9

F59-35a 731202 Baltimore MD-Bridgetown Barabados EAL J Weber & P Weston $6.00
F59-35f 731202 Baltimore MD-Bridgetown Barabados EAL J Weber & P Weston $225.00
F59-35 731202 Baltimore MD-Port of Spain Trinidad EAL J Weber & P Weston $7.50
F59-37 731215 New York NY-Saint Maaten EAL J Copeland & G Jehn $4.50
F59-37f 731215 New York NY-Saint Maaten EAL J Copeland & G Jehn $4.50
F59-37u 731215 United Nations NY-Saint Maaten EAL J Copeland & G Jehn $4.50
F59-38 731215 Saint Maaten-New York NY EAL J Copeland & G Jehn $30.00

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