CAM 5 plane still flies at Oshkosh

This is the type of airplane used on the original CAM 5 that went from Pasco to Elko via Boise and Burley.

The Experimental Aircraft Association’s 1927 Swallow open-cockpit biplane is believed to be the oldest aircraft still available to the public for passenger rides. It is among the most advanced of the Swallow series of aircraft that led aviation’s golden age. Swallows had bold design improvements over existing World War I aircraft and fostered a new market for post-war aviation.

Walter Varney bought six Swallows for the route from Elko to Pasco via Burley and Boise and quickly discovered that more powerful engines were needed to cross the rugged terrain. Forced landings and crashes were common.

Read more at https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa-museum/museum-collection/aircraft-collection-folder/1927-swallow-n4028