Veterans Air

First DC-3s ferried from Valdosta military base by Veterans Air. Valdosta. Not a common name. Valdosta. Why does it sound so familiar? Trip planning through Georgia, I see the name several times on a map. It rings a bell. But nothing comes to mind – until 20 miles north of...

Research becomes easier and more enjoyable having historians and memorabilia treasure hunters interested in your topic. Come read about five such aviation history aficionados....

Unexpected connections and poignant moments mark two very different experiences on June's Veterans Air research trip. Visit Texas and Georgia with me....

Stories told about their dads John Noll and Robert Chambers by Buffy Noll and Bob Chambers. Come learn more about these two Veterans Air pilots....

Another fun, improbable gathering of Veterans Air "kids." Buffy Noll, Bob Chambers and their spouses Jack and Diana. In Texas. On the first official stop of Gaye Lyn's June 2019 VAE research trip....

John Schaus passed away in July. An honor to know him, a joy to call him friend. I will miss his cheerful phone calls and always-welcomed vivid stories. Come learn about this Veterans Air DC-3 pilot. God-speed, Kind Sir....

Amazing how 4,872 miles can roll by without boredom. Meeting special people and continuing Veterans Air research recently spread out over 33 days....

Team me up with Liz Wilcox, creator of The Virtual Campground and TVC YouTube...and watch us go! Liz gave me eleven minutes. And I gave her the story of how Gracie, the Veterans Air Ground Transport RV, enhances and extends my research. Come watch...and bring popcorn....

Accepted an invitation to share Veterans Air Express history at Airliners International 2018 Convention in Washington DC this July. It's the World's Largest Airline Collectibles Show. What fun. And got to meet some non-sked aficionados, too....

Imagine being 95 years old and going back to High School. John Schaus did! Invited to address the students about “where I went and what I did in WWII." But the rest of the story is even better!! John has a special connection to Ramsey High School in...

Not in a million years in April 2015 when I began this research would I have imagined such a gathering and the opportunity to present our Fathers' story with them in the audience. Come meet second and third generation VAE families -- Chambers and Eason....

Non-sked researcher Alan Bender, an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Professor, agrees to meet and share some of his long-time independent research into, and passion for, the non-sked era in which Veterans Air operated in 1945-1947. Alan bursts with incredible and myriad details -- and infectious enthusiasm. This was an amazing opportunity....

Thousands of land and air miles, days and weeks on the road, and terrific contact with folks who live and breath aviation. They shared insights into the history of the Non-sked air line era and showed honest interest in the Veterans Air story. Doesn't get much better than...

Elusive Veterans Air records are hopefully not nonexistent. The pursuit of new aviation sources and resources steeped in the non-sked air line era prompted a great journey in June & July 2018. Come see who was on the meet-and-learn-from list between Oregon and Washington DC....

EN ROUTE, a book published in 1993 by authors Lynn Johnson and Michael O'Leary, is a lovely, fascinating and well researched noteworthy collection of "label art from the Golden Age of air travel." Come read who recently gifted a copy of the book to me -- and why. ...