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Mayflower Airlines

US airline (1936–1944) folded into Northeast

Mayflower Airlines was a small United States scheduled airline founded June 22, 1935 that started operations on June 15, 1936 flying from Boston to Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard on a seasonal basis before World War II. Mayflower operated Stinson Model U Trimotors. The airline applied to be certificated on October 20, 1938 by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) on the basis of operating scheduled service before the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938.2 It ceased to exist in 1945.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1936Founded1
  • HeadquartersMassachusetts1

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AL61A-051 Stinson U cn 9008 NC12120 Mayflower Airlines c37-38
Photo: SDASM Archives, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons3

Mayflower Airlines was a small United States scheduled airline founded June 22, 1935 that started operations on June 15, 1936 flying from Boston to Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard on a seasonal basis before World War II. Mayflower operated Stinson Model U Trimotors. The airline applied to be certificated on October 20, 1938 by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) on the basis of operating scheduled service before the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938.2

Timeline

  1. 1945Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1936Founded Founded1

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