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Thomas Cowart dies December 20, 2016. Veterans Air Express Flight Engineer

By on January 8, 2017   /   Thomas E. Cowart   /   Leave a comment
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Thomas Cowart, our Veterans Air DC-4 Flight Engineer, died on December 20, 2016. He crewed during the 1946 United Nations post-war relief flights to Prague, Warsaw and Athens. Thomas and I shared many hours, many stories and much laughter in person and over the phone. Today I share the immediacy of my emotions at his passing.

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Veterans Air Jack Stettner died at 93. Co-founder, pilot, ops-manager in 1945.

By on January 1, 2017   /   Jack Z. Stettner   /   1 Comment
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It is with profound sadness that I write of the passing of Jack Stettner. This man of adventure helped my Dad found the airline in 1945….as co-founder, investor, pilot, and ops-manager And 70 years later welcomed me with open arms into his home. So did his wonderful family. It was my deep honor to know him. God speed, Jack.

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Veterans Air DC-3 ops documents deliver insight

By on July 24, 2016   /   Aircraft, Robert C. Chambers, Veterans Air   /   Leave a comment
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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!

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Chief Pilot Robert Chambers

By on February 24, 2016   /   Aircraft, People, Robert C. Chambers, Robert Montanarella   /   Leave a comment
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A new treasure…a photo of Robert C. Chambers standing with our first DC-3 in 1945 while she still looked like the government surplus Army C-47 she had been. And breaking news…Chambers was the DC-3 Chief Pilot with Veterans! Bet you didn’t know that! I didn’t before today. Come see.

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1946 Veterans Air Express crew

By on November 28, 2015   /   Constantine J. (Gus) Keloss, Edward F. Martz, Jack Z. Stettner, Marilyn Gries, Morgan Cooper Walker, People, Richard (Dick) Broughton, Saunie Gravely, Thomas E. Cowart   /   Leave a comment
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(POST UPDATE 9/19/2016: Constantine J. Keloss (Kaless) just identified in 1946 Veterans Air photo.) On 10 November 2015, I launched my second-ever “road trip” to meet crew members. The result? Face-to-face meetings and first-hand details from 1946 Veterans Air Express crew: flight engineer Thomas Cowart and navigator Ed Martz. Plus I received grand old photos taken by VAE pilot Richard Broughton. Come see.

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Broughton, Martz, Cowart: Veterans Air Express Breaking News

By on November 3, 2015   /   Aircraft, Edward F. Martz, People, Richard (Dick) Broughton, Thomas E. Cowart   /   Leave a comment
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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!

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Veterans Air Express contract with UNRRA flown by Stettner, Jakeman, Noll, et al.

By on September 8, 2015   /   Aircraft, Arthur Brenner, Harvey G. Stevenson, Jack Z. Stettner, John Joseph Noll, Nellie Brenner, People, Saunie Gravely, Veterans Air, William Jakeman   /   Leave a comment
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An “experimental” DC-4. A high-energy group of hardworking ex-servicemen. A Veterans Air Express UNRRA contract for cargo flights behind the iron curtain. And Newark/Miami winter passenger flights. By mid-1946, the all-veterans organization was becoming recognized and starting to thrive.

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Stettner verifies Veterans Air Express 1945 history.

By on August 18, 2015   /   Aircraft, Jack Z. Stettner, John Joseph Noll, People, Veterans Air   /   2 Comments
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My research project into Veterans Air Express 1945 history gets huge boost. My face-to-face meeting with 92-year old Jack Stettner, founding member & pilot, reveals great stories. And his Logbook contains my “missing” DC-3.

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Veterans Air Express Reunion a special celebration

By on August 15, 2015   /   Aircraft, Jack Z. Stettner, People, Veterans Air   /   Leave a comment
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Veterans Air Express Reunion gave new meaning to “together again.” This first-ever gathering felt like old home week with Jack Stettner and his family in Florida recently. Come share our new photos & some 70-yr old history.

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Fireworks pale to my finding Veterans Air Express Jack Z. Stettner

By on July 16, 2015   /   Jack Z. Stettner, People, Veterans Air   /   Leave a comment
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Veterans Air Express Jack Z. Stettner helped found, finance, pilot & manage this DC-3 & DC-4 passenger/cargo airline in 1945. And I am planning a Veterans Air Express Reunion with Jack and his family sometime soon! I am so privileged and excited to introduce you to Jack. Come meet him!

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Then & There…

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!