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Associated Oil Company (Flying A) was an American oil and gas company once headquartered in San Francisco, California [1] and served much of the Pacific West Coast, including Hawaii, as well as the Orient [2] and merged with the Tidewater Oil Company in 1938.
Tidewater Oil Company (rendered as "Tide Water Oil Company" from 1887 to 1936) was a major petroleum refining company during the early 20th century. Tidewater was sold many times during its existence. Brands included Tydol, Flying A, and Veedol.
1961, FLYING A GAS STATION, Tidewater Oil TV commercial version
Flying A 1936 America. FuelAmerica 2022. Founded in 1901, Tidewater Oil and Gas had created the prominent Flying A brand for its premium-grade gasoline in 1932. With the merger Paul Getty gained control in 1937, it became Flying A.
26 lut 2001 · In 1956, the 'Tydol' was dropped in favor of 'Flying A'. The brand disappeared in 1966. In 1938, aviation gas was a miniscule part of the business of refining petroleum. The 'Flying A' logo was probably meant to connote smoothness and speed for your automobile.
History. Essex Oil & Gas started Drilling wells in 1952. Essex provided fuel distribution for "Tidewater Oil" and their Flying A Gas Stations (Now Phillips 66) with access to 85,000 miles of pipeline and over 152,000 terminals in the United States.
California Flying A Gas Stations. (hit "refresh" to get the most recent version of this page; click on photos for larger images) former Flying A station. Truckee, CA.
