Bonnalie, Allan Francis, 1893-

Bonnalie joined the U.S. Signal Corps in 1917 and served as a pilot with the British Royal Air Force during World War I. From 1922-1929 he was a mechanical engineer with Southern Pacific Railroad in San Francisco.

He joined United Air Lines in 1930 as a pilot and from 1945-1952 he was general manager of United of Mexico, Lineas Aereas Mexicanas, S.A. (LAMSA). LAMSA was sold by United in 1953 and Bonnalie was director of United's flight training program in Denver, Colorado, until his retirement in 1958. In 1961 and 1962 he made several trips overseas for the U.S. Foreign Operations Administration (FOA) on aviation matters.

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