This section “gathers” every Post on the website in “date order.”
Unfolding history surfaces first. Research efforts come next. (Sort of.) It’s an effort to create a coherent story for you by a chronological gathering of Puzzle Pieces. (Sort of.)
Broughton, Martz, Cowart: Breaking News
Look who I found!! Two sons, Craig & Robert, of 1945 1st Officer Richard…
17 year old “flys” baby cows to Greece
Almost hidden, Constantine Kaloss, young Greek-American livestock handler for UNRRA Athens flight, tucks between 3…
Thomas E Cowart. International Flight Engineer. Walker Recruit.
In 1942 & ’43 the Army Air Corps turned Thomas E. Cowart from a farm…
Edward F Martz Jr. International UNRRA Navigator
Veterans Air Express Navigator Edward Martz regaled me with stories I have not heard before….
Robert C Chambers. Core Founder. On the Board.
Robert C. Chambers “found” and confirmed by his son Bruce to be the non-sked’s DC-3…
Robert C. Chambers early DC-3 Chief Pilot.
A new treasure…photo of Robert C. Chambers standing with our first DC-3 in 1945 while…
1945 Crew list grows from 22 to 62
Researching the airline in April 2015, the list of men who flew, crewed and managed…
Edward F. Martz, Jr. In Memoriam.
I am deeply sad to write this post. Veterans Air has lost a precious…
Gaye Lyn crashes VFW meeting seeking Veterans Air vets
I crashed a VFW meeting yesterday! Hey, where better to seek my Veterans Air vets,…
2016 Prague trip to research 1946 UNRRA flight
Never ever dreamed I’d go to Prague. But I did, last month. And researched…
Met Robert Chambers son, Bruce. 25 May 2016
My research trip in May to New Jersey allowed me to personally meet Bruce Chambers,…
DC-3 operation documents deliver insight
Veterans Air Express. Proper procedures, safety emphasis and insistence on professionalism. That’s an…
Veterans Air DC-3 pilot John Schaus
When a Reading Air Show announcer asked for a “volunteer” C-47 pilot to help crew…
Schaus finds post-WWII employer again after 70 years
He said “…I am not selling anything. Don’t hang up!” I had to laugh. …
Research path to Navigator, Conservationist Frome.
Michael Frome, Veterans Air 1946 UNRRA Navigator to Prague, Warsaw & Athens. Also News journalist…
1946 Navigator Michael Frome passes away
Michael Frome, Veterans Air 1946 Navigator to Prague and Warsaw for UNRRA, was also a…
Jack Z Stettner dies at 93. Cherished by Founder’s daughter.
It is with profound sadness that I write of the passing of Jack Stettner. This…
Thomas Cowart dies. Fond farewell, Kind Sir.
Thomas Cowart, our Veterans Air DC-4 Flight Engineer, died on December 20, 2016. He crewed…
Veterans Air Express research precarious
You know what? This is tough business, emotionally precarious – doing Veterans Air Express…
Researching for 1945 crews or their families
Research begins again for the1945 Veterans Air crews and non-flight personnel. Meet Gracie, my magic…
2017 Road Trip. Family Visits. Day One
Pretty amazing. 2nd generation families…the “kids” meeting for first time, in Dallas suburb….
Meaningful. Delightful. First stop on family trip.
Join our TX dinner party. Hosts Buffy Noll and husband, Jack. 2nd guest Will…
Michael Frome. Non-sked Navigator and Will’s “Pop”
One thing to read about a man you never met. Another thing to hear…
John Noll aviator at 20+ and 70+
John Noll Veterans Air aviator … still a man of adventure all those years later!…