Gordon E Bellman, a 6-year WWII vet of both RAF and AAF, Army Air Forces, joined Veterans Air Express in mid-1945 on Board of Directors and as Director of Operations.
Gordon E Bellman. Board Member. Operations Mgr. Read More »
Veterans Air Express prepared a CAB route app – for permanent, scheduled service, worldwide authority. It reveals hopes & intentions of the Vets & their investors.
Greenleaf Sr. saves CAB worldwide route filing Read More »
Update: WWII photos added to Robert Gries story as told to me by his widow, Marilyn. About his 392nd Bomb Group.
Robert F. Gries. Core Founder. Navigator. Manager. Read More »
Veterans Air Express Jack Z. Stettner helped found, finance, pilot & manage Dad’s non-sked air line in 1945. I will meet Jack and his family soon.
Core founder Jack Z. Stettner. Stockholder. Pilot. Ops Mgr. Read More »
Here’s how this works. Grandson of Veterans Air Express John W. Greenleaf, Sr. googles his OWN name. And up pops reference to Veterans Air Express. He remembers stories from his Granddad and Father when he was a kid…so he tells his Dad…his Dad contacts me via my website…and we now know more about another member of our 1945 non-sked airline. I’m still grinning! Come read more.
Core founder John W. Greenleaf, Sr. discovered by the “III” Read More »
Veterans Air Express. Proper safety and maintenance procedures and insistence on professionalism were bedrock – and reinforced by DC-3 training ops documents kept by the fleet Chief Pilot Robert Chambers – and gifted to me by his son Bruce in 2016!
Saved DC-3 operation documents deliver insight Read More »
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.
Jack Z Stettner dies at 93. Veterans Air Founder’s daughter’s “first love.” Read More »
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,
“Non-skeds” complexities. Glider delivery. Emails with Stettner. Read More »
Website Contact from Joseph Jordan 17-Feb-2024, 12:41pm Have 2 pictures of one of your flights. My Aunt is in one, I believe may be in Miami. Tail number NC 86583. I don’t know much else – found in a box of old photos, and my Aunt passed in 1978. Just found them interesting and surprised
His Aunt. Veterans Air Passenger & Beaming! Read More »
