Anyone Remember "Mid-Continent Airlines"?

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:Xg5Xe.127632$084.71465@attbi_s22...
One of our repeat guests -- an 80-something year old Arizona sweetheart who has helped immensely with my task of
writing a "History of the Iowa City Airport" -- casually mentioned today that she remembers Mid-Continent Air Lines
flying into Iowa City when she was growing up. (Her family owned the land just north of the airport -- where the Inn
sits today.)

This blew me away, as NO ONE has ever mentioned this air line. To date, I've discovered that Boeing Air Transport,
then United, then Northwest (for a weekly stop), and then Ozark served Iowa City -- but never a mention of a
"Mid-Continent."

A Google search brought up some history of this airline, which shows them stopping at cities all around Iowa City --
but I can't find any timetable information that proves her claim that they stopped here.

Anyone remember this carrier? Does anyone know who would know?

Thanks in advance!

(For those interested in viewing our work thus far, see: http://alexisparkinn.com/the_iowa_city_airport.htm )
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


From http://www.aerofiles.com/airlines-am.html

Midcontinent Air Express SEE Western Air Express

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Mid-Continent Airlines
1938: Kansas City MO (pres: Thomas F Ryan III), on acquisition of Hanford Tri-State Airlines. 1952 (1942?): Acquired by
Braniff Intl Airways.

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Mid-Continent Air Transport
1924: (Blaine M) Tuxhorn Flying School & Mid-Continent Air Transport (reportedly the origin of Ozark Airlines), Kansas
City KS. Connected Omaha and Little Rock AR.

also: http://airlines.afriqonline.com/airlines/

I wouldn't doubt that they flew in there, the question I would have is for how long...