Saunie Gravely weds Lydia Amadio
I am tickled to show you the Saunie Gravely weds Lydia Amadio announcement & photo.
DC-3 Gaye Lyn
Saunie Gravely. Founder, Board Chairman, President. My Dad!
WWII GIs, war surplus DC-3s and DC-4s, produce and passengers: Saunie’s 1945 non-sked air service.
Fly anything to anybody from anywhere. The 1945 plan.
With first cargo flight, Robert Montanarella, pilot, and Saunie Gravely, founder, get Veterans Air airborne.
KY journalist covers people, plans, glider, turkeys.
DC-3 Captain Robert Montanarello, left seat, is first hire of the Veterans Air Flight Crews.
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.
Research project seeks 1945 Non-sked story.
In May 2015, the daughter of WWII vet, Saunie Gravely, begins a research project about Veterans Air Express and Veterans Air Line.
DC-3 Gaye Lyn joins ABCDlist.nl Gallery of DC-3s
My favorite photo of Dad and Veterans Air DC-3 the GAYE LYN just posted on ABCDlist.nl in a DC-3s gallery frequented by DC-3 loyalists & crews. Hope for contact from those familiar with Veterans Air Express.
Journal to my Dad on Father’s Day 2015.
Father’s Day. Two entries to my Dad from my Journal. Definitely Private. But to share our bond, give insight to my research.
Broughton, Martz, Cowart: Breaking News
Look who I found!! Two sons, Craig & Robert, of 1945 1st Officer Richard Broughton. And two original crew members, Edward Martz, navigator, living in NJ and Thomas Cowart, flight engineer, living in SC. They ALL flew multiple trips for the Veterans Air Express United Nations war relief contract to Prague, Warsaw and Athens. It’s intriguing! And I am psyched!
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!