1946 Manifests of UNRRA Crews
One bewildering, unfamiliar U. S. Immigrations Crew Manifest surfaced in Ancestry. There were others.
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1946 Veterans Air Crew Manifests for UNRRA War-Relief Flights
In 1946, contracted by United Nations Relief & Rehabilitation Administration, Veterans Air flew five war-relief cargos of fertilized hatching eggs to Prague and Warsaw and one flight to Athens of dairy breeding calves.
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Thomas Cowart tells us about Gus and Elsie.
Thomas, Veterans Air International Flight Engineer, is amused by the publicity stunt for three young dairy stock being flown to Athens as part of their UNRRA war-relief contract. He remembers that young Gus Kaloss was chosen as “handler” on the trip because he is of Greek decent and belongs a youth farmer’s group. He says
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17 year old “flys” baby cows to Greece
Almost hidden, Constantine Kaloss, young Greek-American livestock handler for UNRRA Athens flight, tucks between 3 calves crates in DC-4 transport.
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Thomas Cowart. Flight Engineer. Cpt. Morgan Walker’s recruit.
In 1942-43 the Army Air Corps turned Thomas E. Cowart from farm boy to aircraft mechanic, then later to flight engineer. Flying the world with Air Transport group, he meet Captain Cooper Walker. And after the war, Walker recruited Cowart to join Veterans Air Express and fly the world together again. Thomas tells his vivid-memory story. Come meet him.
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Research path to Navigator, Conservationist Frome.
Michael Frome, Veterans Air 1946 UNRRA Navigator to Prague, Warsaw & Athens. Also News journalist and staunch wilderness conservationist.
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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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New information invaluable to 2017 research as 1946 images and clippings surface
A spectacular batch of 1946 Veterans Air Line images and press clippings ignited lively conversation. I was in Florida to meet Craig Broughton and his wife Carol. And to learn more about Craig’s dad, Richard Broughton, who was one of my Dad’s DC-4 pilots for the UNRRA. Dick flew four of our post-war relief deliveries to Warsaw, Prague and Athens in 1946. Don’t miss this story.
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2017 laughter-filled daughters of 1946 DC-4 Flight Engineer.
Takes no time to fall happily into laughter, banter and sweet reminiscences when I’m with the “daughters Cowart.” It’s day 16 and 2,822 miles into my Veterans Air family RV trip. I’ve arrived in South Carolina, home of Angie and Joy, daughters of 1946 Veterans Air DC-4 Flight Engineer Thomas E. Cowart. They are a hoot, don’tcha know!
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