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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.
Learn about Walter T. Varney, a pioneer of commercial air mail service in Nevada and the founder of Varney Air Lines and Continental Airlines. Read his biography, achievements, and legacy in the aviation industry.
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
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On April 26, 1926, the first commercial airmail flight in the United States departed from Boise, Idaho to fly to Elko, Nevada. For his role in the development of commercial airmail service to Nevada, Varney earned his place in the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame.