Mamer Air Transport    Ford 4-AT-E  NC9612                      (c/n  4-AT-55)

                                     

                                         In March 1929 Mamer acquired at least two Ford Trimotors to augment the fleet of Buhl
                                         Airsedans  The inital craft was NC9612, and was named "West Wind".   With the Fords,
                                         the route was expanded to Seattle and Portland from Spokane.  Unfortunately Nick Mamer
                                         was unable to secure an air mail contract, a must to make a profit in those days, and
                                         consequently he sold the line to Northwest Airways.  (He flew the first Northwest service
                                         from Sprokane to Seattlky huimself, via an arrangment made with the larger airline).
                                        Below is the logo of the short-lived airline.