Ed Daly

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Edward Joseph Daly

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Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
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Orinda, California, United States, North America
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Edward Joseph Daly (November 22, 1922 – January 21, 1984) was an American airline executive most notable for owning World Airways, a supplemental air carrier (effectively a charter carrier from 1964 onward) which he bought in 1950 and ran until 1982. Under his leadership, the airline drew national attention for its humanitarian efforts during the Vietnam War, as well as its pioneering low fare and no-frills scheduled passenger airline service.

Early life

On November 22, 1922 (103 years ago) (1922-11-22), Daly was born to Edward Michael Daly and Elizabeth Grace in Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America.[1]Template:R/superscript His father, a firefighter, died when he was 15 years old. Daly helped support his family by working as an onion topper during the summers and managing a trucking firm while attending college. The trucking firm operated three tractors and five trailers when he sold it.[2]Template:R/superscript He was a Golden Gloves boxer, developing skills that he would use in Vietnam. Daly rejected his image as a kid from the Chicago slums, although he admitted that the period after his father's death was one of financial difficulty.[3]Template:R/superscript

Daly attended the University of Illinois, where he majored in biochemical engineering before he was drafted in 1941 to serve in World War II. Daly said it was just as well that he never completed his degree: "I was the world's worst chemical engineer."[2]Template:R/superscript Daly achieved the rank of sergeant in the Army and served in the Pacific theater.[1]Template:R/superscript Some details about his military service that are mentioned yet not confirmed by other sources are that Daly was a technical sergeant, that he was based on either the Marshall Islands or on Saipan and Tinian (the Marianas Islands). and that he was injured, although how is not specified.[4]Template:R/superscript

Career

After his discharge[when?] from the Army in Los Angeles, Daly worked for six months as a bank teller at Security First National Bank.[5]Template:R/superscript

Deciding that banking was not for him, Daly then worked[when?] for Scotty O'Carroll at Midway Airport in Chicago, where he was in charge of bookings for all non-scheduled airline flights and rose to become vice-president of the firm.[1]Template:R/superscript

Airline

After a few years' experience, Daly left the charter company with a desire to own something of his own and in 1950, at age 26, he purchased a fledgling airline, World Airways, which at the time was mainly transporting military cargo.[1]Template:R/superscript He purchased the airline for US$50,000 from the Berkovich Steamship Company (equivalent to $670,000 in 2025), although the source of the money is disputed. One story claims that he won the $50,000 in a poker match. Daly, however, denied this story, because his favorite game was Gin rummy. Another more probable narrative is that he borrowed the money from a small trucking company.[1]Template:R/superscript

In the end, Daly paid little for an airline that he managed successfully and which produced millions of dollars of profit. To illustrate how little he paid for World Airways, soon after he bought the airline, Daly bought an old military surplus plane for US$75,000 (equivalent to $1,000,000 in 2025), which he would sell six years later (in 1956) for $175,000 (equivalent to $2,070,000 in 2025), doubling his inflation-adjusted money.[3]Template:R/superscript[6]

The airline's chief asset was its rights to fly commercial aircraft,[1]Template:R/superscript and Daly established a name for himself in the commercial aviation industry. He also founded National Air Freight Forwarding Inc., the first air freight forwarding company in the world.[2]Template:R/superscript

Daly is noted in particular for his concept of "no-frills" flights.[1]Template:R/superscript His battle against the Civil Aeronautics Board for deregulation of supplemental air carriers earned him a term as leader of their trade association and their chief spokesman. His other large business venture was First Western Bank and Trust Company. Daly sold the bank in 1974 to Lloyd's Bank of London for $115 million in cash.[3]Template:R/superscript Meanwhile, he kept control of World Airways through his ownership of 80% of its stock.[citation needed]

Philanthropy

Daly gave generously to a range of charitable causes.[3]Template:R/superscript[7]Template:R/superscript[8]Template:R/superscript[4]Template:R/superscript Among them were free flights to Muslims traveling on the Hajj to Mecca, and transportation of a baby elephant to the Oakland Zoo and of giraffes to the zoo in Mexico City.[7]Template:R/superscript

Daly personally funded circus trips annually for 5000 Oakland children, provided tickets to Nutcracker Ballet for 1000 of them, and tickets to the Ice Follies for 2000 of them.[9]Template:R/superscript[7]Template:R/superscript

Daly built a swimming pool for Alameda County wards [10]Template:R/superscript. Despite not having a son, Daly continuously supported the Boy Scouts of America, and he created a scholarship fund for students from West Africa, South Korea, and Jordan.[3]Template:R/superscript

From 1962 to 1968, Daly served as the chairman of the board of regents at Santa Clara University, and his donations helped build the university science center named in his honor.[5]Template:R/superscript He also served as chairman of the Oakland branch of the National Alliance of Businessmen,[3]Template:R/superscript[5]Template:R/superscript and was a staunch supporter of the Cerebral Palsy Center in Alameda, California, directing the Center's fundraising.[5]Template:R/superscript[11]Template:R/superscript In 1966 Daly received the "Man of the Hour" award from the City of Oakland for his efforts to promote the employment of persons from racial minorities. He also gave Greenpeace $10,000 to fuel its ships.[12]Template:R/superscript

In 1975, Daly's generous attitude and courage were famously revealed when he rescued women and children at Da Nang in South Vietnam aboard one of his World Airways planes. These flights cost Daly millions of dollars and almost cost him his life once.[13]Template:R/superscript Annoyed when his contracted airlifts had been prematurely canceled, and eager to obtain new approval from the U.S. government and the South Vietnamese government in Saigon, Daly assembled some of his flight crews to airlift South Vietnamese refugees. Without official permission, he and one of his crews took off from Ton Son Nhut Airport in Saigon and flew to Da Nang, where mobs of civilians and soldiers rushed the plane. It never stopped taxiing on the runway while crowds of people clamored to get aboard.[14]Template:R/superscript[15]Template:R/superscript Trying to prevent soldiers from boarding the plane, Daly fired his pistol in the air, but he was unable to restore order and was injured by some soldiers.[14]Template:R/superscript When the crew finally raised the rear air stair on the Boeing 727-100 jetliner,[16] they were attacked with bullets and grenades.[14]Template:R/superscript[15]Template:R/superscript The flight crew praised Daly for his valiant effort in rescuing the refugees.[3]Template:R/superscript[14]Template:R/superscript

Even so, Daly was extremely modest about his philanthropy, trying to keep it out of the spotlight, in sharp contrast to the flashy full-page advertisements he purchased for World Airways to promote its business.[4]Template:R/superscript[9]Template:R/superscript Articles that discussed his donations often stated things such as: "Daly quietly has been giving..." and " I don't want to be mentioned, I mean it. No way."[13]Template:R/superscript In one article describing his scholarship fund, the author wrote that Daly simply would not talk about it.[17]Template:R/superscript He was willing, however, to discuss his efforts to provide jobs to minority persons.[18]Template:R/superscript

Personal life

In October 1949, Daly married June Chandler, a former flight attendant for Pan American Airlines. She would later help Daly run World Airways, becoming deputy chairperson after his death.[1]Template:R/superscript

In 1971, Daly stepped down as president.[4]Template:R/superscript

In 1982, Daly retired from business entirely due to failing health.[4]Template:R/superscript

On January 21, 1984 (42 years ago) (1984-01-21), two years later, at just 61 years of age, Daly died at his home in Orinda, California, United States, North America.[4]Template:R/superscript[19]

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Davies, Ronald Edward George (1987). "Edward Daly (1922–1984): Himself". Rebels and Reformers of the Airways. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-0-87474-354-8.
  2. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Morrow, Edward A. (February 12, 1967). "World Airways Sets High Goals: Chief Seeks 'Zero-Defects' Airline in the Future". The New York Times. Template:ProQuest.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Minetree, Harry (June 16, 1975). "Heroes of the Vietnam Orphan Lift: High-Flying Ed Daly and His World Airlines". People.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Edward J. Daly, World Airways Chairman, Dies". The Washington Post. January 27, 1984. Template:ProQuest.
  5. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bush, Thomas W. (July 28, 1968). "Ex-Teller Writes Check---Buys Bank: Daly Planning Expansion of First Western Ex-Teller Writes Check--Buys Bank". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Minetree, Harry (1975-06-16). "High-Flying Ed Daly and His World Airlines". People Magazine. 3 (23). Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2026-02-24. Determined to expand his fleet, but short of funds, Daly bought a fire-gutted cargo plane hangared at an R.A.F. base outside London. The price was a mere $75,000—one-tenth of what a serviceable model would have cost—but could it be fixed to fly? After 93 days of work in a brutal winter, Daly (unable to find nearby accommodations, he lived in a rented limousine), his one engineer and several local mechanics had the bird in the air. Six years later, after 18,000 profitable flying hours, Daly sold the plane for $175,000.
  7. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Putnam, Jane (2015). "Daly: 'One Hell of a Man-three part series.'". The Orinda Sun.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."He'd 'Rather Run an Airline Than Be a Millionaire". Oakland Tribune. 1973-04-29.
  9. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gorney, Cynthia (June 25, 1980). "King Of The Cut-Rate Airways: Ed Daly Says He's Got Your Ticket Ed Daly's Air Waves: Battling the Goliaths of the Sky". The Washington Post. Template:ProQuest.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ed Daly to Receive Santa Clara Award". Oakland Tribune. June 1, 1975.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Portrait Gift". Oakland Tribune. 1973-06-03.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chun, Ella (November 29, 1977). "Again to the Rescue". Waikiki Beach Press.
  13. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Garetson, Fred (1975). "Incredible Journey: How Ed Daly Got The Orphans Out". Oakland Tribune.
  14. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Engelmann, Larry (1997). "Tears Before the Rain: An Oral History of the Fall of South Vietnam". Da Capo Press.
  15. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."World Airways' Audacious Vietnam Baby Airlift". History Net: Where History Comes Alive – World & US History Online. 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Homesick Angel: Last Flight From Da Nang". HistoryNet. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Draughon, Guy (August 1981). "Edward J. Daly- A 20th Century Swashbuckling Airline President Who Rides to the Rescue with Jet-Age Speed!". Mideast Business Exchange.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."World Airways Sets High Goals in Minority Employment and Reaches Them!". The Post. October 3, 1973.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Barron, James (1984-01-24). "Edward Daly Dies; Airline Chairman". The New York Times. Retrieved 2026-02-24.

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