All American Aviation Company
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All American Aviation Inc was an airline
company founded by Dr. Lytle Schooler Adams in 1937. All American Aviation was originally a Patent Holding Company and it's sister company was Tri-State Aviation founded on the same date. Tri- State was the operating Company. Dr. Adams was the first President of both companies The du Pont family
brothers Richard C. du Pont
and Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr.
bought Stock in the company in 1938 on the same date as the bill was passed in Congress to enable the post office to have experiment with the pick-up system. Through some manipulations were able to acquire majority stock and voted Richard du Pont as new President. The pioneering experimental airmail pickup service with routes radiating from a hub at Pittsburgh
, Pennsylvania
. Actual service, however, did not commence until 1939. It is the forerunner of today's US Airways
, the fifth-largest airline in the United States
. The Pick-up was invented by Dr. Lytle S. Adams in 1927 and had been experimented with and developed for 12 years before the du Ponts became involved.
References; I am Willis B. Adams son of Dr. Lytle S. Adams and I have all his personal files including all his Patents, contracts and correspondence.
From its hub in Pittsburgh, the airline served the Ohio River
valley.
All American received a Civil Aeronautics Board certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for regular passenger, mail and express service. Concurrent with the introduction of passenger service, the company changed its name in 1949 to All American Airways.
The company was again renamed Allegheny Airlines
in 1952, USAir in 1979, and US Airways
in 1996.
Initial flights of the airline pickup service were made by a Stinson Reliant
single engine high-wing monoplane. Mail containers were suspended from ropes or cables suspended from two poles. The aircraft swooped down with a suspended hook hanging below and snagged the rope or cable. Personal observation was made in the late 1930s on a hill south of Parkersburg, West Virginia
.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
company founded by Dr. Lytle Schooler Adams in 1937. All American Aviation was originally a Patent Holding Company and it's sister company was Tri-State Aviation founded on the same date. Tri- State was the operating Company. Dr. Adams was the first President of both companies The du Pont family
Du Pont family
The Du Pont family is an American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours . The son of a Paris watchmaker and a member of a Burgundian noble family, he and his sons, Victor Marie du Pont and Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, emigrated to the United States in 1800 and used the resources of...
brothers Richard C. du Pont
Richard C. du Pont
Richard Chichester du Pont was an American businessman and an aviation and glider pioneer who was a member of the prominent Du Pont family....
and Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr.
Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr.
Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr. was an American aviation pioneer, soldier, philanthropist, and a member of the prominent Du Pont family.-Biography:...
bought Stock in the company in 1938 on the same date as the bill was passed in Congress to enable the post office to have experiment with the pick-up system. Through some manipulations were able to acquire majority stock and voted Richard du Pont as new President. The pioneering experimental airmail pickup service with routes radiating from a hub at Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Actual service, however, did not commence until 1939. It is the forerunner of today's US Airways
US Airways
US Airways, Inc. is a major airline based in the U.S. city of Tempe, Arizona. The airline is an operating unit of US Airways Group and is the sixth largest airline by traffic and eighth largest by market value in the country....
, the fifth-largest airline in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The Pick-up was invented by Dr. Lytle S. Adams in 1927 and had been experimented with and developed for 12 years before the du Ponts became involved.
References; I am Willis B. Adams son of Dr. Lytle S. Adams and I have all his personal files including all his Patents, contracts and correspondence.
From its hub in Pittsburgh, the airline served the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
valley.
All American received a Civil Aeronautics Board certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for regular passenger, mail and express service. Concurrent with the introduction of passenger service, the company changed its name in 1949 to All American Airways.
The company was again renamed Allegheny Airlines
Allegheny Airlines
Allegheny Airlines was an airline operating out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, from 1952 to 1979. It was a forerunner of today’s US Airways. Its headquarters were located on the grounds of Washington National Airport in Arlington County, Virginia....
in 1952, USAir in 1979, and US Airways
US Airways
US Airways, Inc. is a major airline based in the U.S. city of Tempe, Arizona. The airline is an operating unit of US Airways Group and is the sixth largest airline by traffic and eighth largest by market value in the country....
in 1996.
Initial flights of the airline pickup service were made by a Stinson Reliant
Stinson Reliant
The Stinson Reliant was a popular single-engine four to five seat high-wing monoplane manufactured by the Stinson Aircraft Division of the Aviation Manufacturing Corporation of Wayne, Michigan.-Design and development:...
single engine high-wing monoplane. Mail containers were suspended from ropes or cables suspended from two poles. The aircraft swooped down with a suspended hook hanging below and snagged the rope or cable. Personal observation was made in the late 1930s on a hill south of Parkersburg, West Virginia
Parkersburg, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,099 people, 14,467 households, and 8,767 families residing in the city. In 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Parkersburg's population had decreased 4.4% to 31,755. The population density was 2,800.5 people per square mile . There were 16,100 housing...
.