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Going public. Veterans Air first stock offering.

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The first stock offering was issued 9 November 1945. The certificate was printed even before the decision that “Veterans” should be part of the official company name. Pride in who they were and in hopes of bettering their chances for attracting business seems to have prompted the idea.

AAF Vets plan to fly perishable produce

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This September 1945 clipping from Newark Evening News takes the reader behind the scenes from bright idea to Board of Directors to the “mechanics” of a start-up express cargo airline owned and operated by WWII vets and the businessmen who saw great merit in their dream.

Saunie Gravely weds Lydia Amadio

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I am tickled to show you the Saunie Gravely weds Lydia Amadio announcement in my Mom’s hometown newspaper, the Carteret (NJ) Press, September 3, 1943. What a giggle!!! I added their wonderful wedding photo here.

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Saunie Gravely. Meet my Dad!

Saunie Gravely, Founder/President of Veterans Air Express and Veterans Air Line. And my Dad!

He founded an all-veterans commercial air service in 1945 that flew freight and passengers out of Newark Air Depot. Meet my favorite DC-3 named GAYE LYN…that’s me. Read about some of the GIs who helped form & flew for Veterans Air Express and Veterans Air Line.

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You can read about each VAE crew member known to us by clicking on the Names below. Some are mentioned in Posts. Many surfaced in Name only during research. If you find someone you know and can share any information, that would be fantastic!

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A RECOMMENDED READ and irreplaceable for me: "Memories of the Jing Bao & Beyond," Authors Choice Press, 2001. Written by our own JACK Z. STETTNER - Veterans Air Express Co-Founder, Investor, Pilot and Operations Manager. As well as his considerable WWII experiences, Jack's book revealed new details about Veterans Air Express...plus the spirit and character of this organization that Jack obviously loved!

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Veterans Air

This site is a research & cataloging tool for the 1945-1947 history of Veterans Air Line & Veterans Air Express. CALL SIGN: Veterans Air.

Saunie Gravely

Founder/President of Veterans Air Express and Veterans Air Line. And my Dad! He founded an all-veterans commercial air service in 1945 that flew freight and passengers out of Newark Air Depot. Meet my favorite DC-3 named GAYE LYN...that's me. Read about some of the GIs who helped form & flew for Veterans Air Express and Veterans Air Line.
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Gaye Lyn

Daughter to Saunie and passionate about her father's achievements, his career, his service to the US and his airline. And particularly fond of one particular aircraft DC-3 named GAYE LYN.
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