RAY WILSON
1946 - 1955
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF MONARCH AIRLINES
FL VICE PRESIDENT-OPERATIONS
DEN


Ray M. Wilson died on May 11, 1979 in Denver, CO at age 78.
He was born Sep. 2, 1900 and started with Monarch on Jan.1, 1946.
-Ken Schultz Database
(8/9/03)

Wilson, Raymond Milton, 1900-1979.
Papers; 1923-70; 2 lin/ft. Personal papers about Monarch Airlines by its founder and president, 1946-50; 
with Frontier Airlines 1950-54, which was a merger of Monarch, Challenger, and Arizona Airlines. 
-Internet

Re Wilson & Bonfils Flying School
Jake, was researching all the places I have reunion notices for the W & B Flying School and came across your site.  
Reading some of the letters, I confirm that many of the former staff at W & B went back to Denver and
worked with Ray Wilson.  
I would appreciate any help you could give me in advertising the next reunions for W & B which are 5-7 May 2000 and
27-29 Apr 2001, at the Best Western Motel, Chickasha, OK.  
I have also been in contact over the past several years with Newton Wilson, Ray's son.  
I have located over 750 former staff, instructors, and cadets from the school, and the list  grows weekly.
I was priviledged to know Johnny Myers for several years who was one of the flight leaders at W & B and flew for Ray 
for many years too.
Would appreciate any help you could give me.
-Ron Baker
(2/17/00)

Raymond "Ray" Wilson. 1900-1979. 
After graduating from flight school at Brooks field, San Antonio, Wilson [left] received 
his commercial pilot's license in 1927. 
From 1924, he was associated with the 120th Observation Squadron, Colorado National Guard. 
While he managed the Park Hill Airport, he opened the highly successful Ray Wilson Flight School. 
In 1946, Wilson founded Monarch Air Lines, which later purchased Arizona Airways. 
The company joined with Challenger Airlines and ultimately became Frontier Airlines. 
Citation at Colorado Aviation Historical Society's Hall of Fame.
(11/11/00)

Ray's wife Alverta is in the 1979 Frontier Family Cookbook.
-Jake Lamkins
(12/4/04)