BOWEN AIRLINES, INC.

ABOUT

Ft. Worth, Texas-based Bowen Air Lines was an air carrier that inaugurated service on September 1,1930. The airline was founded by Mr. Temple Bowen of Fort Worth, Texas. The Airline carried passengers and cargo over a route between Chicago, Illinois, and Brownsville, Texas. Starting initially with a fleet of five Lockheed Vega aircraft. The company acquired a Lockheed Sirius, two Lockheed Model 9 Orion aircraft plus its prototype, and two Vultee V-1 airliners. During its time, the company flew more than 4,000,000 miles and carried 45,000 passengers. Bowen Airlines ceased operations on February 15, 1936, primarily because of its inability to procure an airmail contract from the United States Post Office Department.