Stettner logbook verifies 1946 non-sked history.
Research project of 1945 history gets huge boost with face-to-face visit in August 2015 with 92-year old Jack Stettner. His logbook contains the “missing” third DC-3.
Chambers Family
Robert C Chambers. Core Founder. On the Board.
Robert C. Chambers “found” and confirmed by his son Bruce to be the non-sked’s DC-3 Chief Pilot in 1945.
Robert C. Chambers early DC-3 Chief Pilot.
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.
Met Robert Chambers son, Bruce. 25 May 2016
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.
DC-3 operation documents deliver insight
Veterans Air Express. Proper procedures, safety emphasis and insistence on professionalism. That’s an insight reinforced by DC-3 training ops documents. I know because DC-3 Chief Pilot Robert Chambers kept them and his son Bruce gave them to me!
Expanded friendships as research broadens
Thousands of land and air miles, days and weeks on the road, and contact with aviation folks who knew about the Non-skeds and showed honest interest in my story. Doesn’t get much better than that!
Eason, Chambers families attend talk
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.
1945 Veterans Air Express families gather.
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.
Noll and Chambers proud to serve
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.
Chambers family memorable Arlington Memorial Day.
In 1945 Veterans Air DC-3 Chief Pilot and company co-founder was Robert Chambers. His son Bruce and Bruce’s wife Jan traveled to Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day 2020 to visit his dad and mom’s grave site. To their surprise, they were greeted by a four-star Air Force General. Come read the rest of their story.