Boston-Maine/Central Vermont Airways Lockheed 10-A Electra  NC16056  (c/n 1070)

                                 

                                     This above photograph is from the Leo J. Kohn collection, whilst in the image below the airline
                                     titling reads simply 'Boston-Maine'.  On 1 March 1937 Boston-Maine/CentralVermont purchased
                                     National Airways (no relation to the company of the same name operating out of Florida).  This
                                     earlier concern had routes in Maine and on up to Montreal.    They had acquired two Lockheed
                                     Electras (NC16055 and -56) which then passed to Boston-Maine/Central Vermont.      During
                                     WW II the airline was required to move its head office away from the coast so the administrative
                                     offices, maintenance hangars, etc, were relocated to Burlington, Vermont.         At this time the
                                     company was engaged in providing instrument flight training with some 15 to 20 Stinson SR-9
                                     Reliants, one of which can be seen in the shot below.  .  The airline operation was curtailed to
                                     one air mail run using one of the Gullwing Stinsons, since the Electras were impressed into
                                     service with the U.S. Army Air Corps.  NC16056 became a C-36A with serial number 42-57215.