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Walter Thomas Varney (December 26, 1888 – January 25, 1967) was an American aviation pioneer who founded forerunners of two major U.S. airlines, United Airlines and Continental Airlines, which combined under United Continental Holdings long after his death.
Apr 6, 2018 · Walter T. Varney, a pilot in the aviation section of the U.S. Signal Corps during World War I, had won an airmail contract in the fall of the previous year. This contract was one of the first to be awarded to a private airline by the U.S. Post Office Department for designated mail-delivery routes.
Jan 23, 2021 · Walter Thomas Varney was an aviation pioneer and founded what later became Continental Airlines. Walter Thomas Varney served as a pilot in the Aviation Section of the US Signal Corps during the First World War.
Walter T. Varney has been selected for his role in the development of commercial air mail service to Nevada. In 1918, the first scheduled airmail flight took off from Washington, D.C. to New York. The plane was piloted by a young Army Air Service pilot who promptly got lost and flipped the aircraft during landing.
Walter T. Varney was born December 26, 1888 in San Francisco. Going to Redwood School of Aviation before World War 1. He enlisted and was sent to School of Military Aeronutics at the University of California, finishing his training in 1918. In 1919 he bought Lynch Field in Redwood City.
Walter T. Varney at Redwood City, Calif., circa 1918·1920. (Courtesy San Mateo Co. Archives) Walt r y Air Mail Pioneer, Airline Executive and Test Pilot by Barbara Wood and Leland S. Prior alter T. Varney passed through this world like a comet, shining brightly for a moment as he made his contribu
This was but one method Walter T. Varney used in advertising his company’s inaugural CAM No. 5 flight. He promoted it in Washington State’s Tri-city area of Richmond, Pasco and Kennewick and many other mid-Columbia towns as the “Air-Mail Jubilee”.
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