Saunie B. Gravely
Saunie Gravely, future AAF gunnery instructor, will found Veterans Air Express post-WWII.
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.
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“Experimental” DC-4 expedited for UNRRA war relief flights
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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John J Noll among Core Founders
John J. Noll was a core founder of Veterans Air with six (maybe seven) other WWII vets, including Saunie Gravely, my Dad.
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John Noll narrates his 1946 film. Details Warsaw overflight permit.
Rare 1945 film footage pans non-sked DC-3 & DC-4. Taken & narrated by one of the core Founders & Warsaw Crew, John Noll.
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A puzzle piece that seems to fit; but, then, NO, the dates don’t jive. Search further.
Subject: Fw: Heather, my Dad and your Grandfather may have founded an airline together in 1945 Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 14:45:47 -0600 From: Gaye Lyn Reply-To: Gaye Lyn Organization: Veterans Air Express To: Buffy Noll Buffy, hi. How are you these days. All is well here. Spending more and more time on Veterans Air.
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Crews met, families found, “real stuff” witnessed
Ten 1945-46 Veterans Air crew families located since April 2015 Actually, so far, I’ve been in contact with ten families of Veterans who joined Veterans Air and I’ve met three of our crew members. You may recall my first “road trip” was in August (2015) to Florida to meet Pilot and Operations man Jack Stettner and all of Jack’s “kids,”
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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.
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1945 Crew list grows from 22 to 62
Researching the airline in April 2015, the list of men who flew, crewed and managed this non-sked airline was 22. Within months, it grew to 62.
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Researching for 1945 crews or their families
Research begins again for the1945 Veterans Air crews and non-flight personnel. Meet Gracie, my magic “carpet.”
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2017 Road Trip. Family Visits. Day One
Pretty amazing. 2nd generation families…the “kids” meeting for first time, in Dallas suburb. Cross-country RV trek for face-to-face visits.
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Meaningful. Delightful. First stop on family trip.
Join our TX dinner party. Hosts Buffy Noll and husband, Jack. 2nd guest Will Frome. Their dads pilot/founder and navigator/journalist, living within miles of each other.
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