1946 Manifests of UNRRA Crews
One bewildering, unfamiliar U. S. Immigrations Crew Manifest surfaced in Ancestry. There were others.
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M. Frome. 1946 Navigator. Washington Post writer.
What an exquisite honor to introduce our newest Veterans family member. Our Veterans Air Express navigator Michael Frome presents his own story, in his own words. I’m beyond excited to share two of Michael’s articles written on location for The Washington Post from April 1946 in Prague with Veterans Air. How’s that for impressive!!!
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Prague 1946 News Coverage By Marguerite Higgins
Happy to “introduce” me to this famous war correspondent, one of the Veterans Air Prague Crew told me that he had met Marguerite Higgins in their hotel lobby during the first Prague UNRRA flight. While waiting to receive word about departure day and time for their return home, he spent part of a day with
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1st Prague crew returns. 23 April 1946. UNRRA
1946 press clipping with prized photo. 2015 face-to-face details from Martz and Cowart! Come see.
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2nd 1946 Warsaw Crew Walker and Fagan named.
This photo shows christening of the DC-4 about to fly two UNRRA flights to PRAGUE – the same aircraft later flown to WARSAW by Captain Morgan Cooper Walker and crew.
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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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Broughton, Martz, Cowart.
Found! Two sons, Craig & Robert, of 1st Officer Richard Broughton; Edward Martz, navigator, living in NJ; Thomas Cowart, flight engineer, living in SC. All flew Veterans Air United Nations war relief flights to Prague, Warsaw and Athens. I am psyched!
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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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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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