Jack Frye - Deputized

In 1926, Los Angeles Sheriff William Traeger had a bright idea for chasing down criminals in their getaway cars that the pilots at Aero Corp over at Burdett Field were more than abliged to help out. From what we know this is the very first Airiel Deputy duty program in aviation, on the west coast at least. And who did the good sheriff swear in?

From L to R in these clippings published from two different papers, Walter Hamilton, Lee Wiley, Richard Edwards, Jack Frye and Paul Richter. Sheriff Traeger was then made honory pilot of the Aero Corporation of California.

Just another forward thinking move by Jack Frye including his business partners in the quest of modern aviation and its many advantages to commerce, and passenger travel. I cant help but think Jack must of had a ball chasing down the bad guys in his Fokker, getting more hours of challenging seat time flying in the old birds. Those criminals didn't have a chance!

Standard Airlines baggage label

  

Vintage baggage labels are very collectable today, documenting information in sometimes colorful and artistic styles of their time. The artists are rarely known, and to find samples in this condition are equally rare.

These images of a 1930 Standard Airlines baggage label advertising the Fair Weather Route of Standard Airlines are courtesy of Daniel Kusrow on the Airline Timetable Images website. It details eastbound and westbound flights with milage and time slots as well as rail connections north and south. My how air travel back then was so much easier and simplistic. It took a little longer but air travel must have been an adventure.

Fly the 'FAIR WEATHER ROUTE'

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Many thanks to Daniel Kusrow  for donating hard copies of these original route brochures of Standard Airlines. These scanned images of the original winter of 1929 'FAIR WEATHE ROUTE' brochure of Standard Airlines are prized posessions of the blog. Daniel is the co-proprieter of the  AIRLINE TIMETABLE IMAGES website. You will be viewing many more priceless original images of brochures and baggage emblems from his collection as we fly along on the JACK FRYE - Aviation Pioneer blog.

This week we bring you 'The FAIR WEATHER ROUTE' established by Jack Frye's Standard Airlines which was the first of its kind that embodied all of the creature comforts of early air travel, combined with rail service to southwest destinations from Los Angeles to El Paso Texas. This route was the first of its kind in American aviation! Other services included a flying school, special parties, sightseeing trips and hanger service rentals for a complete aviation operation for the one-time and or avid passenger and pilot.

Standard Airlines was and still is noted as The Pioneer Airline.

Jack Frye the Newsboy

Jack Frye, the L.A. Herald's aerial newsboy, carries "extras" on the Sharkey-Dempsey fight to Catalina and makes the paper "first with the latest" on the island. It is currently unknown if this is Jack's personal Jenny or the property of the L.A. Herald. It might have been rented from Burdett Fuller.

Image circa 1927 courtesy of Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL).

Frye inducted into Oklahoma HOF

I was digging through my Jack Frye files and came across this invitation that was sent to me in 2000. Its a personal invite to the Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall Of Fame. January 13, 2001 was the day Jack was inducted along with the Boeing Corporation and Fred Haise, the luner module pilot for the Apollo 13 mission.

Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend the ceremony, but is was an honor to be invited. Click on images to view full size.

Collage of FRYE Airline Entrepreneurship

Image source http://www.timetableimages.com

Talk about having an impact towards the future of Airline and Cargo transportation, Jack Frye was thee central figure of innovation and business savvy setting in motion the great Airline business of today. His aviation signature permeates the whole industry as we now know it. Oh if he could see today what he began as a dream and passion!