Veterans Air Express Navigator Edward Martz regaled me with stories I have not heard before. In our face-to-face meeting last month in New Jersey, Ed Martz shared vivid memories from his 1946 flights behind the Iron Curtain. You don’t want to miss the full story!
Edward F Martz Jr. International UNRRA Navigator Read More »
A new treasure…photo of Robert C. Chambers standing with our first DC-3 in 1945 while the aircraft was still government surplus Army C-47 drab grey.
Robert C. Chambers early DC-3 Chief Pilot. Read More »
Researching the airline in April 2015, the list of men who flew, crewed and managed this non-sked airline was 22. Within months, it grew to 62.
1945 Crew list grows from 22 to 62 Read More »
I crashed a VFW meeting yesterday! Hey, where better to seek my Veterans Air vets, right? It’s a fun story. Come read it.
Gaye Lyn crashes VFW meeting seeking Veterans Air vets Read More »
Never ever dreamed I’d go to Prague. But I did, last month. And researched my Dad’s Veterans Air Express post-WWII deliveries for UNRRA of hatching eggs. I’m now a card-carrying member of… well, you’ll just have to Read More to find out.
2016 Prague trip to research 1946 UNRRA flight Read More »
My research trip in May to New Jersey allowed me to personally meet Bruce Chambers, the second son of my Dad’s DC-3 Chief Pilot, Robert Chambers. Think about it…son and daughter of two adventurous aviators getting together 70 years after their Dad worked together. Come share my experience.
Met Robert Chambers son, Bruce. 25 May 2016 Read More »
When a Reading Air Show announcer asked for a “volunteer” C-47 pilot to help crew a fly-by, of course, Veterans Air DC-3 pilot John Schaus didn’t hesitate! Don’t miss the punch line of his story!
Veterans Air DC-3 pilot John Schaus Read More »
Michael Frome, Veterans Air 1946 UNRRA Navigator to Prague, Warsaw & Athens. Also News journalist and staunch wilderness conservationist.
Research path to Navigator, Conservationist Frome. Read More »
You know what? This is tough business, emotionally precarious – doing Veterans Air Express research. It’s full of adventure. But it’s also inextricably tied to passing of time and loosing “loves” that I find in the men who joined my Dad’s dream. They built an air line in 1945 that rattled the big boys – Pan Am, TWA, American. These were brave guys, full of bravado and determination. Like Michael Frome. Come read about him again, or for the first time.
Veterans Air Express research precarious Read More »
Research begins again for the1945 Veterans Air crews and non-flight personnel. Meet Gracie, my magic “carpet.”
Researching for 1945 crews or their families Read More »
