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Walter Thomas Varney (December 26, 1888 – January 25, 1967) was an American aviation pioneer who founded forerunners of two major U.S. airlines, United Airlines and Continental Airlines, which combined under United Continental Holdings long after his death.
6 avr. 2018 · Varney Air Lines, founded by Walter T. Varney, was one of the first private airlines to win an airmail contract from the U.S. Post Office Department. On April 6, 1926, it made the first scheduled delivery of airmail by a civilian in the U.S. from Pasco, Washington to Elko, Nevada.
Dès 1926, Varney Air Lines, fondée par Walter Varney, emporte le premier marché aéropostal et devient la première compagnie au monde opérant des vols réguliers sur Swallow J-5 (photo). En 1927 William Boeing, fondateur de la compagnie Boeing Air Transport, rachète plusieurs petites compagnies dont Varney et à la suite de la fusion avec ...
The 'U' Tulip, designed by Saul Bass, was the airline's icon from 1973 to 2010. United traces its roots to Varney Air Lines (VAL), which Walter Varney founded in 1926 in Boise, Idaho. Continental Airlines is the successor to Speed Lines, which Varney had founded by 1932 and whose name changed to Varney Speed Lines in 1934.
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In 1925, the Congress passed HR 7064 entitled "An Act to encourage commercial aviation and to authorize the Postmaster General to contract for Air Mail Service" (aka "The Kelly Act") which directed the U.S. Post Office Department to contract with private airlines to carry the mail over designated routes many of which connected with the Government o...
Pilot Leon D. Cuddeback flew the first eastbound CAM-5 flight, leaving in the early dawn hours from Pasco. Between 4,000 and 6,000 cheering people sent the pilot off with 207 pounds (94 kg) of mail.[citation needed]
Varney added a Breese-Wilde Model 5 and replaced its original Swallows with Stearman C3s and thereafter upgraded as new equipment became available. Subsequent aircraft included the larger Stearman M-2 Speedmail and the Boeing Model 40 dedicated mail planes, and finally the more modern Boeing 247twin-engine monoplane. Arriving in 1933, the 247 great...
Tillman, Barrett (1971). "Six Million Miles: The Varney Airlines Story". Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society(Fall, Winter 1971).
In 1920 Walter Varney was one of the featured pilots in an aerial circus that performed at an event in Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco. In November of 1920 he preformed at Modesto’s Golden Jubilee and Armistice Day Celebration where he flew his new Hispano Suiza Airplane with a 220 horse power engine. Later Varney used his Hispano Suiza Airplane to set the Pacific Coast altitude ...
Walter T. Varney was born on December 26, 1888 in San Francisco, California. After graduating from high school, he attended the Redwood School of Aviation on the Peninsula. With America’s entry into World War I, Varney enlisted and was sent to the University of California’s School of Military Aeronautics. Upon completion of the training in ...
