web-catalog        CAM Contract Air Mail First Flights AM-86

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Background: The Air Mail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act) authorized the postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers. It also set airmail rates and the level of cash subsidies to be paid to companies that carried the mail. By transferring airmail operations to private companies, the government effectively would help create the commercial aviation industry. Various routes were designated and contracts for carrying the mail over these routes were then awarded to many different private air service companies. The Contract Air Mail routes became known as CAM's.

AM-86: AM-86 was awarded to Wisconsin Central Airlines. Francis Higgins was employed by the Four Wheel Drive (FWD) Company in Clintonville WI. He became its advertising manager and worked with Waupaca County officials to expand the Clintonville airport. On May 15, 1944 Wisconsin Central Airlines was created with Higgins becoming the airline’s president.
        On December 31, 1946, the Civil Aeronautics Board selected Wisconsin Central Airline to serve the area with 1400 route miles and 43 area cities. Higgins and his assistant, Hal N Carr worked building an airline with little but their own effort. WCA moved from Clintonville to Madison in late 1947 as it began purchasing its first aircraft – three Lockheed 10A Electra's. AM-86 was awarded to wisconsin Central Airlines and on February 25, 1948 they began scheduled flight operations from Chicago IL to Milwaukee WI.

86N1	480225	Chicago IL	WCA	Robert J Ceronsky	$2.25
86N1f	480225	Chicago IL	WCA	Robert J Ceronsky	$2.25
86N2	480225	Racine WI	WCA	Robert J Ceronsky	$4.50
86N3	480225	Kenosha WI	WCA	Robert J Ceronsky	$3.00
86N4	480225	Milwaukee WI	WCA	Arthur W Hinke	$2.25
86W4	480225	Milwaukee WI	WCA	Ralph B Parkinson	$27.00
86N5	480225	Oshkosh WI	WCA	Arthur W Hinke	$2.25
86N6	480225	Clintonville WI	WCA	Arthur W Hinke	$2.25
86N7	480225	Wausau WI	WCA	Arthur W Hinke	$4.50
86W7	480225	Wausau WI	WCA	Ralph B Parkinson	$4.50
86W8	480225	Rhinelander WI	WCA	Arthur W Hinke	$3.75
86W9	480225	Duluth MN	WCA	Earl A Barron	$4.50
86W10	480225	Superior MN	WCA	Earl A Barron	$4.50
86E11	480225	Chisholm MN	WCA	Frederick A Kremer	$2.25
86E12	480225	Hibbing MN	WCA	Frederick A Kremer	$2.25
86N13	480225	St Cloud MN	WCA	Earl A Barron	$4.50
86N14	480225	Minneapolis MN	WCA	Earl A Barron	$4.50
86N14f	480225	Minneapolis MN	WCA	Earl A Barron	$4.50
86N15	480225	St Paul MN	WCA	Earl A Barron	$4.50
86E16	480225	Eau Claire WI	WCA	Ralph B Parkinson	$3.75
86N17	480225	Wisconsin Rapids WI	WCA	Ralph B Parkinson	$3.00
86N18	480225	Stevens Point WI	WCA	Ralph B Parkinson	$2.25
86N19	480225	Madison WI	WCA	Ralph B Parkinson	$2.25
86N19	480225	Madison WI	WCA	Alexander M Banks	$2.25
86S18	480225	Stevens Point WI	WCA	Charles Nason	$6.00
86S17	480225	Wisconsin Rapids WI	WCA	Charles Nason	$4.50
86W16	480225	Eau Claire WI	WCA	Ralph B Parkinson	$3.00
86E15	480225	St Paul MN	WCA	Ralph B Parkinson	$3.00
86E14	480225	Minneapolis MN	WCA	Ralph B Parkinson	$3.00
86E14f	480225	Minneapolis MN	WCA	Ralph B Parkinson	$2.25
86S13	480225	St Cloud MN	WCA	Arthur W Hinke	$2.25
86S12	480225	Hibbing MN	WCA	Arthur W Hinke	$3.75
86S11	480225	Chisholm MN	WCA	Arthur W Hinke	$6.00
86E10	480225	Superior MN	WCA	Robert J Ceronsky	$3.00
86E9	480225	Duluth MN	WCA	Robert J Ceronsky	$3.00
86S8	480225	Rhinelander WI	WCA	Frederick A Kremer	$2.25
86E7	480225	Wausau WI	WCA	Frederick A Kremer	$2.25
86S7	480225	Wausau WI	WCA	Charles Nason	$10.50
86S6	480225	Clintonville WI	WCA	Frederick A Kremer	$3.00
86S5	480225	Oshkosh WI	WCA	Frederick A Kremer	$4.50
86S4	480225	Milwaukee WI	WCA	Robert J Ceronsky	$6.00
86S3	480225	Kenosha WI	WCA	Robert J Ceronsky	$4.50
86S2	480225	Racine WI	WCA	Robert J Ceronsky	$3.00

86N20	480501	Baraboo WI	WCA	William H Bitner	$2.25
86N21	480501	Portage WI	WCA	William H Bitner	$3.00
86S21	480501	Portage WI	WCA	Ralph B Parkinson	$4.50
86S20	480501	Baraboo WI	WCA	Ralph B Parkinson	$3.75

86N22	480729	Land O'Lakes WI	WCA	Ralph B Parkinson	$3.75
86S22	480729	Land O'Lakes WI	WCA	Ralph B Parkinson	$3.00

86S23	481001	Green Bay WI	WCA	Earl A Barron	$2.25
86N23	481001	Green Bay WI	WCA	Robert J Ceronsky	$3.00

86N24	490301	Brainerd MN	WCA	Frederick A Kremer	$2.25
86S24	490301	Brainerd MN	WCA	Frederick A Kremer	$3.00

86E25	490601	Stevens Point WI	WCA		$27.00
86E26	490601	Wisconsin Rapids WI	WCA		$27.00
86W26	490601	Wisconsin Rapids WI	WCA		$27.00
86W25	490601	Stevens Point WI	WCA		$27.00

86N27	491201	Green Bay WI	WCA	Daniel E Weems	$3.00
86N28	491201	Menominee MI	WCA	Daniel E Weems	$3.00
86N29	491201	Marinette MI	WCA	Daniel E Weems	$3.75
86N30	491201	Iron Mountain MI	WCA	Daniel E Weems	$3.00
86S31	491201	Hancock MI	WCA	Daniel E Weems	$3.00
86S32	491201	Houghton MI	WCA	Daniel E Weems	$2.25
86S30	491201	Iron Mountain MI	WCA	Howard F Rammie	$3.75
86S29	491201	Marinette MI	WCA	Howard F Rammie	$3.00
86S28	491201	Menominee MI	WCA	Howard F Rammie	$3.75

86W33	491202	Ironwood MI	WCA	Alexander M Banks Jr	$2.25
86E33	491202	Ironwood MI	WCA	Alexander M Banks Jr	$4.50

86N34	491215	Marquette MI	WCA	Howard F Rammie	$3.00
86S34	491215	Marquette MI	WCA	Howard F Rammie	$3.00

Douglas DC-3

86S35	500514	Madison WI	WCA	Raymond L Ashley	$10.50
86SE36	500514	Beloit WI	WCA	Raymond L Ashley	$2.25
86SE37	500514	Janesville WI	WCA	Raymond L Ashley	$2.25
86NW38	500514	Chicago IL	WCA	Raymond L Ashley	$13.50
86NW38f	500514	Chicago IL	WCA	Raymond L Ashley	$22.50
86N37	500514	Janesville WI	WCA	Raymond L Ashley	$4.50
86N36	500514	Beloit WI	WCA	Raymond L Ashley	$3.75

86N39	500601	Escanaba MI	WCA	Alexander M Banks Jr	$4.50
86S39	500601	Escanaba MI	WCA	Francis M Van Hoof	$2.25

        When Wisconsin Central Airlines relocated its headquarters to Minneapolis-Saint Paul in 1952 it changed its name to North Central Airlines.

Douglas DC-3

86S40	520427	La Crosse WI	NCA	Arthur W Hinke	$2.25
86N40	520427	La Crosse WI	NCA	RJ Swennes	$4.50

86S41	520511	Winona MN	NCA	LC Franke	$2.25
86N41	520511	Winona MN	NCA	DE Petit	$3.75

86W42	520622	Saint Cloud MN	NCA	Arthur W Hinke	$7.50
86W43	520622	Alexandria MN	NCA	Arthur W Hinke	$2.25
86E44	520622	Fargo ND	NCA	Arthur W Hinke	$2.25
86E43	520622	Alexandria MN	NCA	Arthur W Hinke	$4.50

86W45	520623	Brainerd MN	NCA	KM Bretz	$7.50
86W46	520623	Bemidji MN	NCA	KM Bretz	$3.00
86E47	520623	Grand Forks ND	NCA	KM Bretz	$2.25
86E46	520623	Bemidji MN	NCA	KM Bretz	$4.50

86W48	530101	Theif River Falls MN	NCA	Atwell R Lincoln	$3.00
86E48	530101	Theif River Falls MN	NCA	Atwell R Lincoln	$4.50

86W49	530101	Fergus Falls MN	NCA	Robert J Murphy	$2.25
86E49	530101	Fergus Falls MN	NCA	GF Wallis	$4.50

86N50	530404	Detroit MI	NCA	JH Downing	$2.25
86N50f	530404	Detroit MI	NCA	JH Downing	$2.25
86N51	530404	Lansing MI	NCA	JH Downing	$2.25
86N52	530404	Grand Rapids MI	NCA	JH Downing	$2.25
86N53	530404	Green Bay WI	NCA	Leland C Molbreak	$3.00
86N54	530404	Marinette MI	NCA	Leland C Molbreak	$3.00
86N55	530404	Menominee MI	NCA	Leland C Molbreak	$3.00
86N56	530404	Escanaba MI	NCA	Leland C Molbreak	$3.00
86N57	530404	Iron Mountain MI	NCA	Leland C Molbreak	$3.00
86N58	530404	Marquette MI	NCA	Leland C Molbreak	$7.50
86S59	530404	Houghton MI	NCA	Leland C Molbreak	$3.00
86S60	530404	Hancock MI	NCA	Leland C Molbreak	$3.00
86S61	530404	Calumet MI	NCA	Leland C Molbreak	$3.00
86S58	530404	Marquette MI	NCA	Leland C Molbreak	$3.00
86S57	530404	Iron Mountain MI	NCA	Leland C Molbreak	$6.00
86S56	530404	Escanaba MI	NCA	Leland C Molbreak	$4.50
86S55	530404	Menominee MI	NCA	Leland C Molbreak	$4.50
86S54	530404	Marinette MI	NCA	Leland C Molbreak	$3.75
86S53	530404	Green Bay WI	NCA	Charles Nason	$4.50
86S52	530404	Grand Rapids MI	NCA	Charles Nason	$3.00
86S51	530404	Lansing MI	NCA	Charles Nason	$3.75

86S62	530601	International Falls MN	NCA	Charles Nason	$2.25
86N63	530601	Chisholm MN	NCA	RJ Swennes	$6.00
86N64	530601	Hibbing MN	NCA	RJ Swennes	$24.00

86N65	531101	Manitowoc WI	NCA	John E Badger	$2.25
86S65	531101	Manitowoc WI	NCA	John E Badger	$6.00

86W66	550501	Detroit MI	NCA	GF Wallis	$3.00
86W66f	550501	Detroit MI	NCA	GF Wallis	$3.00
86W67	550501	Ann Arbor MI	NCA	GF Wallis	$2.25
86W68	550501	Jackson MI	NCA	GF Wallis	$3.00
86W69	550501	Battle Creek MI	NCA	GF Wallis	$3.00
86W70	550501	Kalamazoo MI	NCA	GF Wallis	$3.00
86W71	550501	South Bend MI	NCA	GF Wallis	$3.75
86E72	550501	Chicagi IL	NCA	GF Wallis	$3.00
86E72f	550501	Chicago IL	NCA	GF Wallis	$3.00
86E71	550501	South Bend MI	NCA	GF Wallis	$4.50
86E70	550501	Kalamazoo MI	NCA	GF Wallis	$6.00
86E69	550501	Battle Creek MI	NCA	GF Wallis	$6.00
86E68	550501	Jackson MI	NCA	GF Wallis	$6.00

86S73	570601	Fargo ND	NCA	Robert M Westergard	$7.50
86S74	570601	Watertown SD	NCA	Robert M Westergard	$7.50
86S75	570601	Brookings SD	NCA	Robert M Westergard	$10.50
86S76	570601	Sioux Falls SD	NCA	Robert M Westergard	$7.50
86S77	570601	Sioux City IA	NCA	Robert M Westergard	$22.50
86S78	570601	Norfolk NE	NCA	Robert M Westergard	$10.50
86N79	570601	Omaha NE	NCA	Daniel V Waldoch	$13.50
86N79f	570601	Omaha NE	NCA	Daniel V Waldoch	$13.50
86N78	570601	Norfolk NE	NCA	Daniel V Waldoch	$16.50
86N77	570601	Sioux City IA	NCA	Daniel V Waldoch	$22.50
86N76	570601	Sioux Falls SD	NCA	Daniel V Waldoch	$13.50
86N75	570601	Brookings SD	NCA	Daniel V Waldoch	$16.50
86N74	570601	Watertown SD	NCA	Daniel V Waldoch	$16.50

86E80	580401	Marquette MI	NCA	Matt A Ruper	$19.50
86W81	580401	Sault Saint Marie MI	NCA	Matt A Ruper	$16.50

Convair 340

86W82	590301	Grand Forks ND	NCA	OT Nordseth	$13.50
86W83	590301	Devils Lake ND	NCA	OT Nordseth	$10.50
86E84	590301	Monot ND	NCA	BT Iverson	$3.75
86E83	590301	Devils Lake ND	NCA	BT Iverson	$3.75

86S84	590301	Minot ND	NCA	DL Meyer	$7.50
86S85	590301	Bismarck ND	NCA	DL Meyer	$3.75
86S86	590301	Mandan ND	NCA	DL Meyer	$4.50
86S87	590301	Aberdeen SD	NCA	DL Meyer	$3.75
86S88	590301	Huron SD	NCA	LM Anderson	$22.50
86E89	590301	Mitchell SD	NCA	LM Anderson	$16.50
86W90	590301	Sioux Falls SD	NCA	LM Anderson	$30.00
86N89	590301	Mitchell SD	NCA	LM Anderson	$3.75
86N88	590301	Huron SD	NCA	DL Meyer	$10.50
86N87	590301	Aberdeen SD	NCA	DL Meyer	$4.50
86N86	590301	Mandan ND	NCA	DL Meyer	$13.50
86N85	590301	Bismarck ND	NCA	DL Meyer	$10.50
86NE88	590301	Huron SD - Watertown SD	NCA	AR Lincoln	$3.75

86W91	590301	Mankato MN	NCA	LM Anderson	$3.00
86W92	590301	Worthington MN	NCA	LM Anderson	$3.00
86E92	590301	Worthington MN	NCA	IJ Shoberg	$10.50
86E91	590301	Mankato MN	NCA	IJ Shoberg	$4.50

86W93	590301	Watertown SD	NCA	EL Erickson	$19.50
86W94	590301	Aberdeen SD	NCA	EL Erickson	$4.50
86W95	590301	Pierre SD	NCA	EL Erickson	$3.75
86W96	590301	Spearfish SD	NCA	EL Erickson	$3.75
86E97	590301	Rapid City SD	NCA	LJ Seymour	$3.75
86E96	590301	Spearfish SD	NCA	EL Erickson	$7.50
86E95	590301	Pierre SD	NCA	LJ Seymour	$6.00
86E94	590301	Aberdeen SD	NCA	LJ Seymour	$4.50

86E98	590701	Ashland WI	NCA	John O Chambers	$3.00
86W98	590701	Ashland WI	NCA	HT Allen	$6.00
86N99	590701	Rockford IL	NCA	Arden G Roeske	$4.50
86S99	590701	Rockford IL	NCA	PV Bowman	$10.50

86NW100	590702	Appleton WI	NCA	Elmer F Collins	$2.25
86SE100	590702	Appleton WI	NCA	Warren H Brewbaker	$19.50

86E101	591201	Fairmont MN	NCA	Wallace R Partlow	$2.25
86W101	591201	Fairmont MN	NCA	Robert W Hicks	$4.50

86E102	600101	Saint Joseph MI	NCA	MH Ellyson	$3.00
86E103	600101	Benton Harbor MI	NCA	MH Ellyson	$2.25
86W103	600101	Benton Harbor MI	NCA	MH Ellyson	$3.00
86W102	600101	Saint Joseph MI	NCA	MH Ellyson	$6.00

86N104	601201	Pontiac MI	NCA	Oak Mackey	$7.50
86N105	601201	Flint MI	NCA	Oak Mackey	$4.50
86N106	601201	Saginaw MI	NCA	Oak Mackey	$4.50
86N107	601201	Bay City MI	NCA	Oak Mackey	$7.50
86N108	601201	Midland MI	NCA	Oak Mackey	$16.50
86N109	601201	Alpena MI	NCA	Oak Mackey	$3.75
86N110	601201	Pellston MI	NCA	Oak Mackey	$13.50
86S110	601201	Pellston MI	NCA	LC Raatz	$3.75
86S109	601201	Alpena MI	NCA	LC Raatz	$7.50
86S108	601201	Midland MI	NCA	LC Raatz	$3.75
86S107	601201	Bay City MI	NCA	LC Raatz	$4.50
86S106	601201	Saginaw MI	NCA	LC Raatz	$6.00
86S105	601201	Flint MI	NCA	LC Raatz	$4.50
86S104	601201	Pontiac MI	NCA	LC Raatz	$3.75

86W110	601201	Pellston MI	NCA	GF Wallis	$6.00
86S111	601201	Traverse City MI	NCA	GF Wallis	$3.75
86S112	601201	Cadillac MI	NCA	Oak Mackey	$10.50
86S113	601201	Reed City MI	NCA	Oak Maykey	$10.50
86N113	601201	Reed City MI	NCA	LC Raatz	$3.75
86N112	601201	Cadillac MI	NCA	LC Raatz	$3.75
86N111	601201	Traverse City MI	NCA	LC Raatz	$13.50

86W114	601201	Port Huron MI	NCA	Arthur L Snyder	$3.75
86W115	601201	Saginaw MI	NCA	Arthur L Snyder	$10.50
86W116	601201	Bay City MI	NCA	Arthur L Snyder	$7.50
86W117	601201	Midland MI	NCA	Arthur L Snyder	$13.50
86W118	601201	Traverse City MI	NCA	Arthur L Snyder	$22.50
86E118	601201	Traverse City MI	NCA	Arthur L Snyder	$13.50
86E117	601201	Midland MI	NCA	Arthur L Snyder	$45.00
86E116	601201	Bay City MI	NCA	Arthur L Snyder	$45.00
86E115	601201	Saginaw MI	NCA	Arthur L Snyder	$45.00
86E114	601201	Port Huron MI	NCA	Arthur L Snyder	$7.50

86S119	601201	Muskegon MI	NCA	Peter E Wahl	$3.75
86E119	601201	Muskegon MI	NCA	Peter E Wahl	$10.50
86W119	601201	Muskegon MI	NCA	Gerald K Fillmore	$13.50

86N120	601201	Duluth MN	NCA	Edward C Sorenson	$2.25
86N121	601201	Superior MN	NCA	Edward C Sorenson	$3.00
86N122	601201	Houghton MI	NCA	Kenneth E Nelson	$2.25
86N123	601201	Hancock MI	NCA	Kenneth E Nelson	$2.25

86S124f	610201	Detroit MI	NCA	James B Hanson	$19.50
86N125	610201	Cleveland OH	NCA	James B Hanson	$3.75
86N125f	610201	Cleveland OH	NCA	James B Hanson	$3.75

86S126	610401	Manistee MI	NCA	James B Hanson	$3.00
86S127	610401	Ludington MI	NCA	James B Hanson	$3.75
86N127	610401	Ludington MI	NCA	LC Raatz	$6.00
86N126	610401	Manistee MI	NCA	LC Raatz	$6.00

86W128	610430	Marshfield WI	NCA	James A Kittock	$2.25
86E128	610430	Marshfield WI	NCA	TC Newhouse	$6.00

86N129	610501	Minot ND	NCA	John K Thompson	$2.25
86S130	610501	Regina Canada	NCA	John K Thompson	$22.50

Convair 580

86E131	670801	Detroit MI	NCA	George R Downs Jr	$22.50
86E131f	670801	Detroit MI	NCA	George R Downs Jr	$13.50
86W132	670801	Toronto Canada	NCA	George R Downs Jr	$26.25
86W132f	670801	Toronto Canada	NCA	George R Downs Jr	$37.50

86SE133	671201	Sioux City IA	NCA	Charles Timberg	$19.50
86NW134	671201	Kansas City MO	NCA	Charles Timberg	$22.50
86NW134f	671201	Kansas City MO	NCA	Charles Timberg	$22.50

Douglas DC-9

86SW135	690615	Minneapolis MN	NCA	Robert J Murphy	$10.50
86SW135A	690615	Twin City Airport MN	NCA	Robert J Murphy	$4.50
86NE136	690615	Denver CO	NCA	Robert J Murphy	$3.75
86NE136f	690615	Denver CO	NCA	Robert J Murphy	$4.50

86SE137	700301	Milwaukee WI	NCA	Everett L Ellingson	$6.00
86NW138	700301	Dayton via Milwaukee WI	NCA	Everett L Ellingson	$16.50
86S138	700301	Dayton to Cincinnati OH	NCA	Everett L Ellingson	$16.50
86NW139	700301	Cincinnati OH	NCA	Everett L Ellingson	$6.00
86NW139f	700301	Cincinnati OH	NCA	Everett L Ellingson	$41.25
86E138	700301	Dayton to Columbus OH	NCA	Richard C Hill	$16.50
86W140	700301	Columbus OH	NCA	Donald F Planck	$24.00
86W140f	700301	Columbus OH	NCA	Donald F Planck	$7.50

86E141	700908	Milwaukee WI	NCA	RG Rubens	$3.75
86W142	700908	New York NY	NCA	RG Rubens	$7.50
86W142f	700908	New York NY	NCA	RG Rubens	$6.00
86W142u	700908	United Nations NY	NCA	RG Rubens	$7.50

86E143f	780801	Detroit MI	NCA	Robert W Niederer	$200.00
86E144f	780801	Baltimore MD	NCA	Louis E Farrell	$6.00

86W148f

780905

Philadelphia PA

NCA

Rodney C Morrisette

$200.00

        After the 1978 airline deregulation, on July 1, 1979 North Central Airlines and Southern Airways merged to become Republic Airlines. Republic was then acquired by Northwest Airlines in October 1986.

INDEX: First Flights by CAM Route #

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INDEX: First Flights by Experimental Route #

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INDEX: First Flights by AM Route #

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111

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121

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148

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INDEX: First Flights by Air Taxi Services Route #

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