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Turner Airlines First Flight Indianapolis Indiana AMF - Grand Rapids Mich - 1949
Turner Airlines First Flight Indianapolis Indiana AMF - Grand Rapids Mich - 1949

Turner Airlines First Flight Indianapolis Indiana AMF - Grand Rapids Mich - 1949

$ 1.05

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Country: United States
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Exact Type: Postal History
  • Exact Topic: Aviation History
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Quality: First Flight Cover
  • Type: Transportation
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Grade: Ungraded

    Description

    Turner Airlines inaugurated service over Air Mail Route 88 on November 12 & 14, 1949 via Segment 1 which operated between Indianapolis and Grand Rapids, via Kokomo, South Bend, and Kalamazoo. Due to unfavorable weather conditions and limited equipment, considerable difficulty was encountered. The first flight was the November 12 northbound flight from Indianapolis which operated only as far as Kokomo and was cancelled out on account of weather; turned around and operated south back to Indianapolis. Later in the day, the same crew departed Indianapolis and advanced as far north as Kalamazoo, one stop short of Grand Rapids, again cancelled out and returned south again to Indianapolis.
    This cover was one
    carried on the inaugural Air Mail Route 88 flight from the Indianapolis, Indiana Airport Mail Facility to Grand Rapids, Michigan (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Contract Air Mail Flights (CAM) Section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as 88N5f.
    During September 1950, the airline was renamed Lake Central Airlines.
    Effective July 1, 1968, Lake Central Airlines merged with Allegheny Airlines.