From: Veterans Air
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 1:49 AM
To: Gaye.Lyn
Subject: Website Contact
Website Contact
You were or are:: Just generally interested
How did you “land” at VeteransAir.org?: Web Search
Name: Terry Fletcher
Email: <redacted>
Message: Re one of the ex Veterans Air Express DC-4s , NC58003 c/n 10365 –
went on to be used as transport (as VH-INY )by the Queen of England on her
Royal Tour of Australia in 1954
airbornerambler.wordpress.com/2014/12/01/n83fa-vh-iny-a-brush-with-fame/
Sub-editor for Aerial Visuals
Veterans Air Copyright © 2015. Visit Veterans Air
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On 21 Jul 2015, at 15:51, Gaye Lyn wrote:
Terry – hello & thank you!!! What a grand history our DC-4 had after
she left the Veterans Air fleet. And what a nice discovery for me –
Rambles in the Air. I’ll have to explore it further when more time
permits. At first, I thought it was your blog. Then I saw your
Sub-editor signature and visited Aerial Visuals – another great find!!!
Thanks. In Canada, yes?
How did you find me? I’m always curious. Would really appreciate it if
you’d stay in touch. Even use COMMENTS on my website instead of using
CONTACT if that’s okay – and feel free to provide the link to Aerial
Visuals in one of your Comments. (If you respond to this email, notice
that it will come directly to me, not through the website.)
The aircraft I’m still attempting to trace is the DC-3 named GAYE LYN –
within weeks after I was born in 1945. Of the two DC-3’s that I know
were in the fleet, I believe, but cannot prove yet, that this a/c
carried my name.
NC86583/MSN 19411 was built 7/1/44 at Long Beach, Operator Veteran AW ,
Origin ex 42-100948 USAF became TACA de Venezuela YV-C-AZX SCRAPPED
1976
I’d love a photo of GAYE LYN in service for Veterans – other than the
one with my Dad sticking his head out of the cockpit window, which you
may have noticed in the header of my website:
veteransair.org/saunie-gravely/
Again, Terry, thanks for the contact. I’m so new at this, it’s really
fun and makes my day to have someone like yourself engage with my
project. It’s what I hoped for!!
My best,
g.
Gaye Lyn
Veterans Air Line& Veterans Air Express
Saunie Gravely, Founder, President, 1945
Gaye Lyn Gravely, Researcher, 2015
Web: www.VeteransAir.org
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From: terryf
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 9:33 PM
To: Gaye Lyn
Subject: Re: Website Contact – This is NOT an AUTO-RESPONSE. 😀
Gaye
Nice to hear from you – and good luck with your project – which I will
keep in mind in case i find more
I’ve just had a quick ‘google’ and found 4 links
1. You have probably seen the attached link – as it contains the
photo in Sebring that is on your website –
but I send it just in case – as it gives a second photo and names of
persons present at the naming – some of which may be
Veterans employees
Scroll towards the bottom – for articles and the 2 photos
www.allenaltvater.org/sat1_c5.htm
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2. Also in William Patrick Dean’s book The ATL-98 Carvair – use
the link
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0786451777
on the page that displays there is a search engine on the left column
type in – Saunie Gravely
and it should give you a link to open a page (PDF) headed Carvair 5
this refers to the C-54 aircraft that was the 5th to be converted to
ATL-98 standard
– c/n 10365 – its history is detailed – including Veterans Air
bankruptcy – there
are photos of it in subsequent liveries – but sadly not at Veterans Air
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3. The opera singer that christened the DC-4 in the Youtube clip was
Jarmilla Novotna
open the links below
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1475935366
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarmila_Novotn%C3%A1
<en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarmila_Novotná>
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4. History of C-54 c/n 3077 on an Australian website – suggests
that Veteran Air registered this aircraft 24 May 1946
– but was in the hands of the liquidator by December 1946 ????
www.aussieairliners.org/dc-4/vh-inz/vhinz.html
C-54 c/n 10365 ’s history is also detailed at
www.aussieairliners.org/dc-4/vh-iny/vhiny.html
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Terry
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From “Gaye Lyn”
To “terryf”
Date 7/21/2015 11:41:12 PM
Subject Re: Website Contact – This is NOT an AUTO-RESPONSE. 😀
Terry, who ARE you??? Amazing stuff you gathered in one day. I’ve seen
most of it, but I’ve been at this since April. The Aussie info came to
me just a few days ago from one of Jack Stettner’s sons, Al Stettner.
He is a docent at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington. You
two should meet.
It’s late and I’ve only just seen your email. I’ll go through
everything in the a.m. But I had to say THANK YOU!! for great research
– and for being so interested.
My best,
Gaye