Postal Airmail Pilots - In 1926 the Post Office Department started turning over the airmail service to private operators. Routes flown within the United States were designated as CAM (Contract Air Mail)
What impact did the established Contract Air Mail Routes (CAM) have on the route structure of today's commercial airlines?
![Save the Post Office on Twitter: "#ThisDayInPostalHistory: April 6, 1926, inaugural flight of airmail by Varney Airlines (a predecessor of United), between Elko NV and Pasco WA, a Contract Air Mail route Save the Post Office on Twitter: "#ThisDayInPostalHistory: April 6, 1926, inaugural flight of airmail by Varney Airlines (a predecessor of United), between Elko NV and Pasco WA, a Contract Air Mail route](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EySXxyHWYAA5keZ.jpg)