1946 Manifests of UNRRA Crews
One bewildering, unfamiliar U. S. Immigrations Crew Manifest surfaced in Ancestry. There were others.
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Prague 1946 News Coverage By Marguerite Higgins
Happy to “introduce” me to this famous war correspondent, one of the Veterans Air Prague Crew told me that he had met Marguerite Higgins in their hotel lobby during the first Prague UNRRA flight. While waiting to receive word about departure day and time for their return home, he spent part of a day with
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1st Prague crew returns. 23 April 1946. UNRRA
1946 press clipping with prized photo. 2015 face-to-face details from Martz and Cowart! Come see.
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2nd 1946 Warsaw Crew Walker and Fagan named.
This photo shows christening of the DC-4 about to fly two UNRRA flights to PRAGUE – the same aircraft later flown to WARSAW by Captain Morgan Cooper Walker and crew.
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1946 Veterans Air Crew Manifests for UNRRA War-Relief Flights
In 1946, contracted by United Nations Relief & Rehabilitation Administration, Veterans Air flew five war-relief cargos of fertilized hatching eggs to Prague and Warsaw and one flight to Athens of dairy breeding calves.
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Craig Broughton and Gaye Lyn both surprised.
Two Veterans Air “kids” both get a surprise. Their Dads knew each other 70 years ago. Come read their 2017 emails.
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Broughton, Martz, Cowart.
Found! Two sons, Craig & Robert, of 1st Officer Richard Broughton; Edward Martz, navigator, living in NJ; Thomas Cowart, flight engineer, living in SC. All flew Veterans Air United Nations war relief flights to Prague, Warsaw and Athens. I am psyched!
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Emails with Bob Broughton, Richard’s other son.
Meeting family for the first time via email creates unexpected moments in the unfolding history of Veterans Air Express. Join in.
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Richard Broughton, DC-4 pilot and shutter bug, saved UNRRA flight photos. Son Craig shares this Iceland stopover
—–Original Message—–From: Craig Broughton Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 10:14 AM To: Gaye Gravely Subject: Iceland stopover Gaye, though not visible in this pic, I have a closer view of the “terminal” which identifies it as Meeks Field in Keflavik, Iceland. I presume they’re stopped for fuel enroute to Europe. From “Gaye Lyn”To “Craig
17 year old “flys” baby cows to Greece
Almost hidden, Constantine Kaloss, young Greek-American livestock handler for UNRRA Athens flight, tucks between 3 calves crates in DC-4 transport.
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Thomas Cowart. Flight Engineer. Cpt. Morgan Walker’s recruit.
In 1942-43 the Army Air Corps turned Thomas E. Cowart from farm boy to aircraft mechanic, then later to flight engineer. Flying the world with Air Transport group, he meet Captain Cooper Walker. And after the war, Walker recruited Cowart to join Veterans Air Express and fly the world together again. Thomas tells his vivid-memory story. Come meet him.
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Edward F Martz Jr. International UNRRA Navigator
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!
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