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.
Bernard Shmanske. DC-3 pilot and stockholder Read More »
Emails establish contact between Gaye Lyn and Steve Shmanske. His dad, Bernard, flew DC-3s in 1946 for her Dad’s company.
Bernard Shmanske’s son contacted me Read More »
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,”
Crews met, families found, “real stuff” witnessed Read More »
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.
1945 Crew list grows from 22 to 62 Read More »
A Video Library gets added to the Veterans Air Express webpage. A fitting addition on the 5th anniversary date of this legacy research project.
Legacy research celebrates five years. A Video & Audio Library. A hiatus. Read More »
Cargo, Passenger Flight Records Still Elusive The search continues for “business records” of domestic cargo and passenger flights. Routes. Dates. Content. Souls on Board. Paying Customer. Ironically, and thankful for it, the only “official” Cargo and Passenger Miles report that exists, so far, was printed by Air Transport in July 1946. Further details are presented
1946 Pilot Logbooks Divulge Few Routes Read More »
