 CAM #18 is the western portion of the Transcontinental Airway which was established on September 8, 1920 and followed a route from New York to San Francisco. In 1927 the Transcontinental Airway was divided into 2 contract air mail routes, the western portion was known as CAM #18 and was awarded to Boeing Air Transport Inc., the eastern portion was known as CAM #17 and was awarded to National Air Transport.
At midnight June 31, 1927 the Post Office turned the operation of the western portion of the Transcontinental Airway over to Boeing Air Transport.
CAM #18 has 3 airways, airways are referenced from west to east and south to north. The western most portion of the airway's 1st beacon is given the number 1 and is usually 10 miles from the starting airport. (each number represents a distance of approximately 10 air miles).
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The San Francisco-Salt Lake Airway is made up of 3 Sections.
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The Salt Lake-Omaha Airway is made up of 5 Sections.
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The Omaha-Chicago Airway is made up of 2 Sections.
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Developement of C.A.M. Route No. 18 |
| July 15, 1927 |
Domestic Air News Vol. 1, No. 7, page 2, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Chicago Airway. This section of the Transcontinental began operation under private enterprise (air mail contractor Boeing Air Transport, inc.) on July 1. The radio, lighting and intermediate field equipment and personnel engaged therein were transferred by the Post Office Department to Airways Division of the Department of Commerce. Transfers of Post Office Department buildings and lighting equipment at various airports were made on June 26 under the Air Commerce Act to the cities of Chicago, Iowa City, Des Moines, North Platte, Cheyenne, Salt Lake City and Elko. |
| November 15, 1927 |
Domestic Air News Vol. 1, No. 16, page 3, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Transcontinental Airway: Effort is being made to install lights between Colfax, California and Reno, Nevada, before the snow and cold weather make work in this mountainous region impossible. The Transcontinental route through this section follows in a general way the Southern Pacific Railroad and in many cases, due to low hanging clouds, the pilots are forced to fly through narrow canyons. It is the plan of the Department to install 375 m/m acetylene lights at a close spacing of from three to five miles along this section of the route, which extends from Colfax via Alta, Blue Canyon, Emigrant Gap, Cisco, to Truckee, and from there in a general way along the railroad to Reno. This work is under the general direction of Airways Extension Superintendents G. C. Miller with W. T. Miller in charge of the survey work. Mr. W. T. Miller has with him Airways Extension Superintendents J. P. Worthington, T. B. Burne, A. C. Preil, G. R. Fitzgerald, A. P. Taliaferro, and Walter L. Avery. |
| December 1, 1927 |
Domestic Air News Vol. 1, No. 17, page10, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Transcontinental: In view of the continued bad weather in the forms of heavy rains and snow between Reno and San Francisco very satisfactory progress has been made. A field is planned at Roosevelt (*note(CAS): this has to be Roseville), California, at Auburn, and at Blue Canyon. It is the present plan to install a light at Clipper Gap, Howell Hill, Colfax Hill, one midway between Colfax hill and Cold Spring Hill, One at Cold Spring hill, one at Chinatown, two between Chinatown and Blue Canyon. The installation of this equipment will carry the airway from Sacrament to Blue Canyon, near the summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Every effort is being made to complete the survey of this section before the heavy snows, which usually set in about this time of year, make further progress impossible. |
| December 1, 1927 |
Domestic Air News Vol. 1, No. 17, page 12, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Transcontinental: The Boeing Aircraft Corporation report 50% increase in poundage of mail west of Chicago. Owing to lateness on schedule and frequent layover at Reno of west bound planes, it was decided to install lights between San Francisco and Truckee, Calif., the high point of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This section is already overtaken by winter and rapid work was necessary to cover the upper section from Colfax to the Blue Canyon if lights were to go in before next summer. A party consisting of eight Airways Extension Superintendents, with surveys under the direction of W. T. Miller, construction under Jack Worthington, and G. C. Miller as contact officer, was assembled with trucks and working parties to select sites and erect beacons. The lighting equipment was shipped from the east by express. Lumber for structures was purchased locally and erection of lights started. Owing to the high growth of timber it will be necessary to install a number of the lights on 85 ft. steel towers. Acetylene tubing in 60 ft. lengths has been shipped to carry gas from the storage tanks to the lanterns installed at the tops of the towers. At sites where power is available flashing electric lanterns will be used instead of the acetylene type, each lantern being given a distinctive flash by means of a sigh flashing mechanism. An intermediate field has (page 13) been elected at Blue Canyon and a contract will be awarded for clearing about 40 acres of timber for the field and approaches at the entrance to the Blue Canyon pass across the Sierra Nevada Mountains. |
| December 15, 1927 |
Domestic Air News Vol. 1, No. 18, page 15, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
On the section between San Francisco and Blue Canyon a majority of the sites for both fields and beacons has been selected and the work of conditioning a number of the fields from which timber must be cleared is progressing rapidly. |
| December 31, 1927 |
Domestic Air News Vol. 1, No. 19, page 1, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Transcontinental: The conditioning of Blue Canyon field, a strategic point on the route San Francisco to Salt Lake, is proceeding as rapidly as weather conditions will permit. The field is located near the summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and at present work is seriously hampered by the presence of several feet of snow on the ground. The selection of beacon and field sites between San Francisco and Blue Canyon is proceeding rapidly. |
| January 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Vol. 2, No. 1, whole No. 20, page 11, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Chicago Airways Operations: Boeing Air Transport, San Francisco air mail, express, and passenger route, carried 36 per cent of the entire air mail poundage transported by all American lines combined during the first five months of the fiscal year, according to figures released today by W. G. Herron, vice president in charge of traffic. Air mail loads carried both east and west on the Boeing route during the five months period totaled 232,169 pounds. In addition to the air mail, and the express, which is not included in the above figures, Boeing Air Transport carried, since July 1, 525 passengers, 60 of whom made through flights over the 1949 mile routes. (page 12) A majority of them flew between stations 500 to 100 miles apart. The 24 Boeing planes have been flown by 25 veteran pilots a total of 720,000 miles, about 30 times around the world, without mishap. Satisfactory progress on the three giant 12-passenger, tri-motored planes to go on the San Francisco-Chicago route about June 1, is reported from the Boeing Airplane Company’s factory at Seattle. These planes will go into operation with week-end departures from both east and west termini, and additional departures will be added to the schedule as the service is demanded. With the completion of lighting between San Francisco and Salt Lake City, transcontinental planes will then leave San Francisco in the evening, probably about 10 p.m., instead of in the morning, thus making the ocean to ocean schedule two nights and a day instead of two days and a night, and saving a full business day for mail and passengers to many points. |
| January 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Vol. 2, No. 1, whole No. 20, page 5, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
In the far West, the field survey work between San Francisco and Blue Canyon is about complete and it is planned to immediately assign two airway extension superintendents to begin work on the section from Salt Lake City to Reno, Nevada. The short section from Reno west to Blue Canyon will then be undertaken as early in the spring as weather will permit. |
| January 31, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Vol. 2, No. 2, Serial No. 21, page 14, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Transcontinental: Ground survey between San Francisco and Blue Canyon is complete with the exception of the field located at Auburn, California, which field is to be leased by the city of Auburn and sub-leased to the Government. Airways Extension Superintendent, T. B. Bourne, who has been working on this section, is to proceed to Elko, Nevada, and work between Elko-Reno. Airways Extension Superintendent, G. R. Fitzgerald, who has been working on this section in the vicinity of Blue Canyon, is being transferred and will work from Salt Lake City west to Elko. It is planned by the Department to accomplish as much work as the weather will permit during the winter months so that construction work can begin early in the spring as possible. |
| February 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Vol. 2, No.3, Serial No. 22, page 22, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Boeing Air Transport has acquired a controlling interest in Pacific Air Transport but both organizations will continue to operate separately under their original names with very little change in personnel and management. The principal change growing out of this transaction will be increased working capital for the Pacific Air Transport, a part of which will be spent in the purchase of four large passenger, air mail, and express planes, to be of the large, enclosed cabin type, designed to carry six passengers comfortably. Power equipment will be the Pratt and Whitney “Wasp”, developing 423 horsepower, the same type engine now in use on the 24 Boeing planes operated by Boeing Air Transport on the San Francisco-Chicago Section of the Transcontinental route. Construction of the three 12-passenger 3-engined Boeing planes for the Boeing Air Transport, San Francisco-Chicago route, is progressing rapidly at the Seattle plant, and the ships will be ready to go on the line by about June 1. Cabins on these planes will have reclining chairs for 12, buffet service, wash room, electric lighting, heat and ventilation. An average speed of 100 miles an hour will be maintained, covering the route in 21 hours each way. Operation of the large ships will begin with weekend sailings from both Chicago and San Francisco, and more sailings will be added as the traffic demands them. The Boeing ships now in use on the route will continue in operation in conjunction with the new ones. |
| February 29, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 23, page 12, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Survey of the Blue Canyon to Salt Lake section of the San Francisco-Salt Lake Airways. (The program of the Airways Division for the balance of the fiscal year comprises the following projects, as outline by Captain F. C. Hingsburg, Chief Engineer, Airways Division, at the close of the conference of Airways Division on February 10.) |
| March 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 24, page 10, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Salt Lake: Proposals for construction work on the San Francisco-Blue Canyon Section of this airway will be issued simultaneously with the proposals for work on the San Francisco-Redding Section of the San Francisco-Seattle Airway, and work will start at the same time on both contracts. Work on the intermediate field to be established at Blue Canyon has been in progress for some time and the necessary conditioning will be accomplished in the near future. |
| March 31, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 25, page 22, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Salt Lake City: Survey of the Wendover to Salt Lake section of this Airway has been completed with the selection of four intermediate landing fields, two revolving beacon sites and twenty-one sites for the new acetylene range beacons. On The Elko to Wendover section there have been selected four intermediate fields and completion is expected of this section by April 15, with the location of twenty acetylene range beacon sites, and three sites for revolving searchlight beacons. The survey of the Battle Mountain to Elko section is scheduled for completion by March 30. Three intermediate landing fields have been located, two revolving searchlights and eleven acetylene range beacons will probably be required in this section. |
| April 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 26, page 10, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Salt Lake City: With the exception of forty miles between Wells, Nevada and Wendover, Utah, the survey of the Battle Mountain-Salt Lake section of this Airway is complete. The forty-mile stretch is expected to be licensed by April 15. |
| May 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 28, page 13, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
May 15, 1920 Chicago-Omaha route added. |
| May 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 28, page 15, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
On July 1, 1927, the air navigation facilities on the Transcontinental were transferred to the Department of Commerce under the Air Commerce Act and plans made to complete the lighting between Salt Lake City and San Francisco. |
| May 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 28, page 15, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
It meant flying by night between Chicago and Cheyenne, the installation of a great system of beacons and emergency fields, and to the business man it meant delivery of letters between one coast and the other in 33 hours, while the best rail time is 86 hours in one direction only. The 1850 time was 3 days by rail and 21 days by stagecoach. By careful timing, or by placing mail directly on board the airplane at either terminal, a letter could be answered in 72 hours. |
| May 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 28, page 13, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
September 8, 1920: Omaha-San Francisco section opened, completing the Transcontinental line. Flying was done by day only. Mail from the East collected after the night trains had left was flown the next morning to Chicago where it was put on the train for the night ride to Cheyenne, where it was taken off and transferred to plane for the daylight trip to San Francisco, for example. Each morning at Chicago a plane left with mail collected during the night and flown to Cheyenne where it was put on the night train for delivery in San Francisco the next morning. Eastbound the procedure was reversed. Thus, there were three planes flying each day, each way, carrying one plane load per day for either of the three sections of the route. While the planes were flying between all controls every day the mail was being carried alternately by train and aircraft, advancing delivery at either destination by two full days and at intermediate points from 1 to 2 days. |
| June 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 30, page 14, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
The Battle Mountain-Salt Lake section bids will open June 8, for installing 11 fields, 8 beacons, 48 blinkers and range lights over a distance of 300 miles. |
| June 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 30, page 14, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Salt Lake: Proposals have been issued and bids will be opened on the Verdi-Battle Mountain section, comprising 6 fields and 12 beacons, 8 range lanterns or blinkers spread over a distance of 206 miles, June 11. |
| June 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 30, page 14, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
The contract has not been awarded on the San Francisco-Blue Canyon-Reading (sic) (*Note, CS: I think this should be Reno) section. |
| June 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 30, page 14, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Surveying has started on the Pleasant Valley, cut-off between Battle Mountain and Elko. The last survey lap of the Transcontinental between Verdi and Blue Canyon is being finished. |
| June 30, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 31, page 12, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Battle Mountain-Salt Lake City Section of the San Francisco-Salt Lake City Airway: Work is scheduled to begin on July 6, 1928 |
| June 30, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 31, page 12, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Verdi-Battle Mountain Section of San Francisco-Salt Lake Airway: Construction work on the section of the San Francisco-Salt Lake Airway is expected to begin work about July 15, 1928. |
| July 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 32, page 30, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Salt Lake: Construction work awarded on the San Francisco-Blue Canyon section is scheduled to begin within a few days. |
| July 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 32, page 30, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Work will be started on the Verdi-Battle Mountain section about July 11, 1928, and on the Battle Mountain-Salt Lake section about July 6, 1928. |
| July 31, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 33 page 20, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Salt Lake Airway: Work is expected to begin on the San Francisco-Blue Canyon, Verdi-Battle Mountain, and Battle Mountain-Salt Lake sections of this Airway within a few days. |
| August 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 34 page6, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Salt Lake: Work on the Verdi-Battle Mountain section was begun on August 1, 1928. On the San Francisco-Blue Canyon section, work has been in progress for some time. Work was started on the Battle Mountain-Salt Lake section on July 28. |
| August 31, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 35 page 13, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Salt Lake City: Work is in progress on the San Francisco-Blue Canyon and Verdi-Battle Mountain sections but is delayed on the Battle Mountain-Salt Lake Section due to slow delivery of material. Proposals are about to be issued for the Blue Canyon-Verdi and the Parran Cutoff Sections. |
| September 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 36 page 14, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Salt Lake: A few towers have been erected on the section Battle Mountain-Salt Lake City. Between Verdi and Battle mountain a few towers have been erected and directional arrows installed. In the Blue Canyon-Verdi section contracts for construction on this section of the airway are being advertised and work is expected to start within two weeks and to be finished before the arrival of bad weather. The Parran-Battle Mountain Cutoff will also be constructed before winter. Between San Francisco-Blue Canyon a number of towers have been erected and some of the electrical installations made. |
| September 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 36 page 14, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Salt Lake: On the section between Parran, Nevada, and Beowawe, Nevada, known as the “cut-off” route, there are being selected approximately 24 acetylene beacon sites. |
| September 30, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 37 page 8, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Salt Lake Airway: All towers have been erected on the San Francisco-Blue Canyon Section, concrete arrows have been poured and other material has been delivered. On the Blue Canyon-Verdi Section contracts for the erection of four rotating beacons, two electric code beacons and seven acetylene range lanterns are being awarded so that construction work may be started immediately and completed before winter. Material for this section of the airway has been shipped and is ready for installation. Six towers have been erected on the Verdi-Battle Mountain section of the airway and construction work is progressing steadily. On the Battle Mountain-Salt Lake section, fourteen towers have been erected, directional arrows have been poured and beacons and course lights will be delivered for installation within a few days. |
| September 30, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 37 page 8, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Salt Lake: The “Cut-off” section on this airway between Parran and Battle Mountain has been surveyed. |
| October 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 38 page 12, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Salt Lake: The control panels for the S. F.-Blue Canyon section have arrived and are being installed. Contract for erection of beacons and installation of fields on the Blue Canyon-Verdi section has been awarded to Alonzo C. Rice, who is beginning work immediately in order to complete construction before winter. On the Parran-Battle Mountain Cutoff 26 acetylene lanterns are being shipped from the East for installation on this section. Eleven towers have been erected on the Verdi-Battle Mountain section of the airway. Control cabinets have arrived and will be installed as rapidly as possible. On the Battle Mountain-Salt Lake section 17 towers have been erected; control cabinets have arrived and are being installed. |
| December 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 42 page 11, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Battle Mountain-Salt Lake: All sites have been completed and all beacons serviced by commercial power will be in operation by December 15. The remaining sites which are in, operated by Kohler generator sets will be placed in operation as soon as oil and gasoline can be delivered. |
| December 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 42 page 11, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Blue Canyon-Verdi: All towers have been erected on this section of the airway and all course lights have been installed. Acetylene route beacons for this section have arrived and are being installed at the present time. Five sites are in operation on this section. |
| December 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 42 page 11, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Blue Canyon: All course lights have been installed on this section of the San Francisco-Salt Lake airway and a number of the sites are in operation. The rotating beacon lights have been delivered and will be installed within a short time. |
| December 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 42 page 11, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Verdi-Battle Mountain: All sites on this section have been completed with the exception of the installation of six acetylene route beacons, and a few obstruction lights at Lovelock Field. A number of the sites are in operation and the remaining beacons will be cut in upon delivery of gasoline and oil, which has been delayed due to inclement weather. |
| December 31, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 43 page 17, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Salt Lake: This section of the Transcontinental is rapidly nearing completion and additional lights as ready are turned on, the beacons served by commercial power having been put in operation on December 15. |
| January 15, 1929 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 44 page 16, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Salt Lake: Nearly all lights have been turned on, on this section of the Transcontinental Airway, those not turned on, require the installation of generators to supply the electric current. |
| March 15, 1929 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 48 page 23, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Transcontinental Airway: The last rotating beacon light was turned on, on January 28, closing the last unlighted gap in this airway between San Francisco and New York |
| July 1, 1929 |
Air Commerce Bulletin Vol. 01 No. 01 |
Sacramento-San Francisco,78 airway miles, passenger, daily, operator: West Coast |
| July 1, 1929 |
Air Commerce Bulletin Vol. 01 No. 01 |
San Francisco-Chicago, 2,018, airway miles, mail, express, passengers, daily, commenced September 8, 1920, operator: Boeing. This route carries express under contract with eht Rail Express agency. |
| July 1, 1929 |
Air Commerce Bulletin Vol. 01 No. 01 |
San Francisco-Chicago via Lincoln (2,029 miles) 573 airway miles, mail, express, passengers, daily, commenced May 1, 1929, operator: Boeing. (Via Lincoln, Omaha, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Linclon. The distance, 573 miles is that of the total length of the route (2,029) minus the 1,456 miles flown on the transcontinental between Omaha and Des Moines and North Platte and San Francisco.) |
| July 1, 1929 |
Air Commerce Bulletin Vol. 01 No. 01 |
San Francisco-Portland, 549 airway miles, express, passenger, daily, commenced March 5, 1928, operator: West Coast |
| February 29, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 23, page 11, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Installation of Airways lighting San Francisco to Redding on the San Francisco-Seattle Airway and San Francisco to Blue Canyon on the San Francisco-Salt Lake Airway. (The program of the Airways Division for the balance of the fiscal year comprises the following projects, as outline by Captain F. C. Hingsburg, Chief Engineer, Airways Division, at the close of the conference of Airways Division on February 10.) |
| April 30, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 27, page 19, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
San Francisco-Redding section of the San Francisco-Seattle Airways and San Francisco-Blue Canyon section of the San Francisco-Salt Lake airways: Bids for construction work on these two sections will be opened simultaneously on May 4, and operations begun within two weeks thereafter. |
| May 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 28, page 25, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Salt Lake-Omaha: Big Springs intermediate field is 2 miles Northwest of Big Springs, Nebraska. Beacon is a 24 inch standard rotating. Lat. 41° 4’ 36”, Long. 102° 6’ 41”, 3,400’ alt. The old location of this intermediate field was three miles Northwest of Big Springs. |
| May 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 28, page 26, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Salt Lake-Omaha: Coalville, Utah. Intermediate landing field is to be changed to Wanship, Utah, about July 1, 1928. This field approximately 2,400’ North and South by 600’ East and West, is located one mile Northeast of town of Wanship, long. 111° 23’ 24”, lat. 40° 49’ 33”. Prevailing winds N/S. Altitude 5,700 feet. |
| May 30, 1928 |
Domestic Air News Serial No. 29, page 12, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Salt Lake-Omaha: Sherman Hill beacon light. Site SL-O 38, Long. 105° 25’ 54”, Lat. 41° 15’ 56”, near Laramie, Wyo., to be located 8 miles south 75° east of the Laramie intermediate field and to be changed from a beacon site to an intermediate field. Beacon is standard 24” rotating, 2,500,00 c.p., 6 r.p.m., 8,800 ft. above sea level, visibility 25 miles. Head of arrow points to Cheyenne; shaft points toward Laramie intermediate field. Airway center line: |
| August 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 34 page6, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Salt Lake-Omaha: The Transcontinental between Wood River and Omaha is to be changed and routed to pass through Lincoln; then into Omaha. In order to make this new survey effective, the cities of Aurora, York, Seward, Lincoln and Ashland have agreed to establish and light airports. |
| August 31, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 35 page 12, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Salt Lake-Omaha: The Grand Island-Omaha section, which is to include Lincoln, Nebraska, is being resurveyed. |
| September 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 36 page 14, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Salt Lake-Omaha: The Lexington-Omaha section of the Transcontinental is being resurveyed. |
| October 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 38 page 12, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Salt Lake-Omaha: The survey of the Lexington-Omaha section has been nearly completed. |
| October 31, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 39 page 10, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Salt Lake-Omaha: The rerouting of the Transcontinental between Lexington and Omaha, Nebraska, is nearly completed. |
| November 15, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 40 page 17, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Salt Lake-Omaha: The survey for rerouting of the Lexington, Nebr.-Omaha section has been completed, and bids for construction work are being requested. A proposal has been issued for the installation of airway lighting facilities on this section and bids will be opened early in December. |
| December 31, 1928 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 43 page 17, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Lexington-Omaha: Bids were opened on December 7, for the installation of lighting facilities on this airway. |
| January 15, 1929 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 44 page 16, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Lexington-Omaha: The M-N Construction Company of Seward, Nebraska, should start work on this airway by January 15. |
| April 15, 1929 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 50 page 17, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Lexington-Omaha: Fifteen towers have been erected on this airway and it is expected that the balance of the lights will be put into operation prior to the first of May. |
| April 30, 1929 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 51 page 22, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Salt Lake-Omaha: All of the towers have been erected on the Lexington-Omaha section of this airway and it is expected that a number of the lights will be in operation by May 15. |
| May 30, 1929 |
Domestic Air News, Serial No. 53 page 22, Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32 |
Salt Lake-Omaha: All of the towers have been erected on the Lexington-Omaha section of this airway. The lights will not be put in operation as completed in order to avoid confusion with the existing airway between Lexington and Omaha. It is expected that all lights will be ready to put in operation about June 1st. |
| July 1, 1929 |
Air Commerce Bulletin Vol. 01 No. 01 |
Salt Lake-Omaha.—The lights on the newly relocated section of this airway between Lexington and Omaha will be put into commission within a few days and the old lights discontinued. |
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United States Congressional serial set. 9509. page 365; Contract for Air Mail Service, Route No. C.A.M. 18; Contract made 29th day of January 1927 to Boeing Airplane Co., (Inc.); Route: Chicago, Illinois, via Iowa City and Des Moines, Iowa; Omaha and North Platte, Nebraska; Cheyenne and Rock Springs, Wyoming; Salt Lake City, Utah; Elko and Reno, Nevada; and Sacramento, California to San Francisco, California, and return.
U.S. Air Service, Vol. XII, No. 4, April 1927, page 13-14: Chicago to Golden Gate in Heated Cabins of Boeing Planes
July 1, 1927 Boeing Air Transport will inaugurate its western section of the transcontinental mail service which it was awarded, in competitive bidding, by the Post Office Department. Mr. Boeing's ideas about the service, in brief, are: "When we get this new commercial air mail service started to the Coast it will mean a great deal to Eastern and Western business men, as we not only will carry mail, but passengers and express as well. Our schedule calls for the trip from San Francisco to Chicago in twenty-two hours, as compared with sixty-three hours by rail."
U.S. Air Service, Vol. XII, No. 4, July 1927, page 39-41: Boeing Starts Chicago-San Francisco Service
Twenty-five Planes, Each Carrying 1200 Pounds of Mail and Two Passengers, Begin Operation July 1, Boeing Air Transport, Inc. was awarded the contract on the San Francisco to Chicago division of the transcontinental service, starting July 1, 1927, and continuing for a period of four years. The operating Schedule will be the same as now maintained by the Post Office Department. ( This article has nice pictures of the Boeing mail plane.)
LaVernia Wood's Great Aviation Adventure (Boeing Flight May 10, 1928)
A well written article about flying on a Boeing Air Transport airmail plane along the CAM 18 route on May 10, 1928. (Oakland to Des Moines, Iowa.)
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