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CAM #27 Chicago-Muskegon-Bay City-Pontiac

Bay City-Chicago IL; awarded Thompson Aeronautical Corp; CAM #27 Covers

 

CAM #27 Airways (Airways are based South to North and West to East)

United States Congressional serial set. 9509. page 554; Contract for Mail Service, Route No. C.A.M 27; Contract made 5th day of May 1928 to Thompson Aeronautical Corporation; Route: Bay City, Michigan via certain designated points, to Chicago, Illinois and return.

 

 

Clck for Cleveland-Detroit Airway

 
  Domestic Air News Serial No. 23, page 10, Michigan Routes:  The post Office also announces that it is contemplating issuing bids for an air mail route operating from Chicago to a number of important cities in the State of Michigan.  This new route would connect directly with the Transcontinental and the new Chicago Overnite. Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32
October 15, 1928 Domestic Air News, Serial No. 38 page 12, Michigan Airways:  The South Bend-Kalamazoo section is being surveyed. Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32
October 31, 1928 Domestic Air News, Serial No. 39 page 10, Michigan Airways:  The South Bend-Kalamazoo section has been surveyed for lights. Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32
November 15, 1928 Domestic Air News, Serial No. 40 page 17, Michigan Airways:  Bids were opened on October 24, for the installation of lighting facilities on the South Bend-Kalamazoo section and the contract has been awarded to Jenkins & Company of Cicago, Ill., who will begin work within two weeks. Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32
November 30, 1928 Domestic Air News, Serial No. 41 page 22, Michigan Airways:  Construction work is under way on the South Bend-Kalamazoo section. Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32
December 15, 1928 Domestic Air News, Serial No. 42 page 11, South Bend-Kalamazoo:  The Jenkins Company, Chicago, has been engaged in construction work on this airway for several weeks.  Completion of the route is expected about the middle of January. Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32
March 15, 1929 Domestic Air News, Serial No. 48 page 23, Michigan Airways:  The survey of the Detroit-Bay City section will begin in the near future. Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32
April 15, 1929 Domestic Air News, Serial No. 50 page 18, Michigan Airways: Airways Extension Superintendent C. R. Fitzgerald is surveying the Detroit-Bay City and Kalamazoo-Detroit Sections for lights. Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32
April 30, 1929 Domestic Air News, Serial No. 51 page 23, Michigan Airways:  Airways Extension Superintendent G. R. FitzGerald has completed the aerial survey of the Detroit-Bay City-Kalamazoo Section, and is now proceeding with the ground survey of this section. Stanford University Green Library, basement stack W-158; C23.9:6-32
July 1, 1929 Air Commerce Bulletin Vol. 01 No. 01 Michigan Airways.—Bids were opened for construction of the Kalamazoo-Detroit-Bay City section of this airway on June 10. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3221820?urlappend=%3Bseq=23
July 1, 1929 Air Commerce Bulletin Vol. 1 No. 2 Michigan Airways.—Equipment is being delivered and actual construction work will start within a week or 10 days. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3221820?urlappend=%3Bseq=46
August 15, 1929 Air Commerce Bulletin Vol. 1 No. 4 Michigan Airways.—Construction work is now in progress. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3221820?urlappend=%3Bseq=76
September 2, 1929 Air Commerce Bulletin Vol. 1 No. 5 Michigan airways.—Construction work on this airway appears to be progressing satisfactorily. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3221820?urlappend=%3Bseq=100
November 15, 1929 Air Commerce Bulletin Vol. 1 No. 10 Michigan airway.—The Kalamazoo-Detroit-Bay City airway has been given final Inspection and the beacons will be put in operation as soon as the revolving beacon lights arrive on the airway. One site is operating. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3221820?urlappend=%3Bseq=243
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