Florida & Cape Cod by Air in 1946
Non-sked. Newark round-trip. Modern airliners. “Snowbirds” to Miami. Summer vacationers to Cape Cod. (NYT classifieds. Newark NJ display ad.)
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Bernard Shmanske. DC-3 pilot and stockholder
Bernard Francis Shmanske joined Veterans Air Express in August 1946 to fly DC-3 cargo and passengers after his US Army Air Forces service as a Martin B26 Maurader attack bomber pilot.
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FLYING mag reveals names. Copy permission suggested. Warsaw crew names were wrong.
Dear Reader, These three email exchanges were five months into my now 11 year Veterans Air research. Not an excuse, but perhaps an understandable mistake given the to-be-determined further details regarding the first UNRRA Warsaw flight. In the 9/13/2015 email below, *I incorrectly state that “I already know that Captain Walker & Copilot Broughton led
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Elusive documents. Missing or gone?
Elusive Veterans Air records are hopefully not non-existent. Pursuit of new non-sked airline era research sources prompted a June/July 2018 journey. Come see the meet-and-learn-from list.
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Non-sked researcher Alan Bender shares insights
Non-sked researcher Alan Bender, an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Professor, agrees to meet and share some of his long-time independent research into, and passion for, the non-sked era in which Veterans Air operated in 1945-1947. Alan bursts with incredible and myriad details — and infectious enthusiasm. This was an amazing opportunity. Come meet The Professor.
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Non-sked history at Airliners International 2018
Accepted an invitation to share Veterans Air Express history at Airliners International 2018 Convention in Washington DC this July. It’s the World’s Largest Airline Collectibles Show. What fun. And got to meet some non-sked aficionados, too.
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Embry-Riddle Students gather Questions to ask for their 3-part Video featuring Veterans Air.
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 –
“Non-skeds” complexities. Glider delivery. Emails with Stettner.
Dear Reader, this email is long and might be a touch confusing. But, it contains a link to a story, though unrelated to Veterans Air, with a terrific explanation about the operation of glider aircraft carrying cargo. Since one of the earliest intentions of Veterans Air was glider cargo, I thought you’d find this article,
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Gaye Lyn asks, “What’s next? What’s my research’s final venue? How do I start?”
From: Gaye Lyn Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2023 12:24 PM To: Blomstrom, Sally; Thompson, William G. Cc: Bobinsky, Steven J. Subject: [EXTERNAL] “Unwrapping” last Friday’s voice mail. Good day to you, Sally & Bill, I spoke with Steve recently about “What’s next?” with my Veterans Air research – in terms of final venue and format.
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“Fascinating topic, amazing job, historical resources…” Evaluation & guidance, Newark Archives Project.
—- On Sun, 16 Jul 2023 11:48:13 -0600 Gail Malmgreen wrote — Dear Gaye, Thank you so much for your very interesting message to the Newark Archives Project. Let me say, to start, that this is a fascinating, and little-known, topic; and you have done an amazing job of compiling historical resources of all kinds
Asking Embry-Riddle to consider archiving the Veterans Air Express story!!
From “Gaye Lyn” To “CHRISA22” Cc “blomstrs””bobinb97”; “thompsb” Date 10/12/2023 12:15:24 PM Subject Archive for the Veterans Air story Alexandra, hello. We meet again for the first time. The research on my Dad’s 1945 non-sked air line, Veterans Air Express, is winding down. I expect to discontinue the project during next year and believe now’s
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Hello, Research Network. Veterans Air in ERAU Archives
From “Gaye Lyn” To “Veterans Air Line” Date 8/21/2025 11:46:41 AM Subject Collection Veterans Air Express, The Unfolding Story of a 1945 Non-Sked Air Carrier Hello to my Veterans Air Research Network, My last update was April 2023, so my bad if you do not remember aiding my research, which started back in 2015. But
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