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#Onthisday in 1926, Walter T. Varney, a flight school and air taxi operator from San Francisco, launched his air mail service. His company, Varney Air Lines, was acquired by United Aircraft and Transport Corporation in 1930. United Airlines originated from a merger of several early air transport companies, including Varney Air Lines. Image: Leon D. Cuddleback, chief pilot for Varney Air Lines, c. 1926. Gift of United Airlines Archives. 1999.047.184 This image was posted on April 06, 2020.

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