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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-120: AM-120 was awarded to Riddle Airlines. Riddle Airlines was founded by John Paul Riddle and began unscheduled passenger and cargo service between New York and Puerto Rico in 1945. It ceased passenger service in favor of an all-freight operation in 1947. Over the years Riddle flew C46s, DC-4s, DC-6s, DC-7s, DC-8s, Armstrong Whitworth Argosy turboprops, 727s and 707s. AM-120 was awarded to Riddle Airlines and on May 28, 1956 it began scheduled cargo flight operations between Miami FL to Boston MA, Detroit MI and Chicago IL.
        (Note: Riddle Airlines changed to Airlift International in 1963. Airlift acquired Slick Airways in 1966 and managed to survive several bankruptcies only to go under for good in 1991.)
RA

120S1 560528 Boston MA RA James O'Donnell $90.00
120S1f 560528 Boston MA RA James O'Donnell $13.50
120S2f 560528 New York NY RA James Worth $4.50
120S3 560528 Philadelphia PA RA James O'Donnell $45.00
120S3f 560528 Philadelphia PA RA James O'Donnell $37.50
120S4 560528 Washington DC RA Eugene Nesselhaus $37.50
120S4f 560528 Washington DC RA Eugene Nesselhaus $37.50
120S5 560528 Jacksonville FL RA Morgan Thomas $37.50
120S5f 560528 Jacksonville FL RA Morgan Thomas $37.50
120N7 560528 Miami FL RA Joseph Henner $6.00
120N6 560528 West Palm Beach FL RA Charles Brown $30.00
120N5 560528 Jacksonville FL RA Fritz Sebek $37.50
120N5f 560528 Jacksonville FL RA Fritz Sebek $37.50
120N4 560528 Washington DC RA Fritz Sebek $45.00
120N4f 560528 Washington DC RA Fritz Sebek $90.00
120N3 560528 Philadelphia PA RA Charles Brown $82.50
120N3f 560528 Philadelphia PA RA Charles Brown $67.50
120NW5 560528 Jacksonville FL RA Joseph Henner $33.75
120NW5f 560528 Jacksonville FL RA Joseph Henner $33.75
120N8 560528 Tampa FL RA Joseph Henner $16.50
120N9 560528 Orlando FL RA Joseph Henner $19.50
120N10 560528 Atlanta GA RA Arthur Peterson $27.00
120N10f 560528 Atlanta GA RA Arthur Peterson $27.00
120S12 560528 Detroit MI RA Arthur Peterson $41.25
120S12f 560528 Detroit MI RA Arthur Peterson $24.00
120S11f 560528 Cleveland OH RA Arthur Peterson $22.50
120SE10 560528 Atlanta GA RA Morgan Thomas $45.00
120SE10f 560528 Atlanta GA RA Morgan Thomas $45.00
120S9 560528 Orlando FL RA Bernard E Hutlas $37.50
120S8 560528 Tampa FL RA Lon Godzwon $22.50
120NW10 560528 Atlanta GA RA Robert Spurry $30.00
120NW10f 560528 Atlanta GA RA Robert Spurry $30.00
120NW13 560528 Cincinnati OH RA Robert Spurry $52.50
120NW13f 560528 Cincinnati OH RA Robert Spurry $22.50
120SE14 560528 Chicago IL RA Jack Groucher $37.50
120SE14f 560528 Chicago IL RA Jack Groucher $19.50
120SE13 560528 Cincinnati OH RA Jack Groucher $22.50
120SE13f 560528 Cincinnati OH RA Jack Groucher $22.50

120W15 650426 Atlanta GA RA E Whittaker $112.50
120W15f 650426 Atlanta GA RA E Whittaker $90.00
120E16 650426 New Orleans LA RA J Sollenberger $75.00
120E16f 650426 New Orleans LA RA J Sollenberger $97.50

INDEX: First Flights by CAM Route #

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

INDEX: First Flights by AM Route #

33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

INDEX: First Flights by Experimental Route #

1001 1002

INDEX: First Flights by AM Route #

49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65
66 67 68 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 84
86 87 88 90 91 93 94 96 97 98 99 100 101 103 105
106 107 111 119 120 121 139 140 141 143 144 148 172

INDEX: First Flights by Air Taxi Services Route #

288 289 290 291 292 293 295 296 297 298
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