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.
Stettner logbook verifies 1946 non-sked history. Read More »
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. Core Founder. On the Board. 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 »
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 »
Veterans Air Express. Proper safety and maintenance procedures and insistence on professionalism were bedrock – and reinforced by DC-3 training ops documents kept by the fleet Chief Pilot Robert Chambers – and gifted to me by his son Bruce in 2016!
Saved DC-3 operation documents deliver insight Read More »
I am beyond honored to get better acquainted with the men and women who made my Dad’s 1945 airline “happen” by meeting their family members. Come meet these very special people in a photo review of my second 2017 trip visiting Veterans Air Express families. This extraordinary RV trek took 37 days and 4,874 miles to VA, MD, PA and NJ.
Drove 4,874 miles to visit families Read More »
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!
Expanded friendships as research broadens Read More »
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.
Eason, Chambers families attend talk Read More »
From “Gaye Lyn” To “Blomstrom, Sally” ; “Steven J. Bobinsky” Date 6/9/2019 3:44:33 AM Subject Some possible questions Good morning, Sally, I write you from Jacksboro, TX. Last night, the TX B-B-Q did not disappoint. And tonight just north of Dallas, I’ll be part of a pizza party with two Veterans Air families –
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.
1945 Veterans Air Express families gather. Read More »
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.
Noll and Chambers proud to serve Read More »
On Jun 3, 2020 2:51 PM, Bruce Chambers <[redacted for privacy]> wrote: Gaye Lyn………… Here is something that you are welcome to put on your website. It is true that Dad worked at Grumman building Navy airplanes before he became an officer and pilot in the Army Air Corps. He started at Grumman after High
Chambers Family Meets USAF Chief of Staff. Read More »
