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.)
2017 face-to-face with 1945 DC-3 “hostess” Marilyn Gries
Marilyn Gries and I spent the better part of two days together in July. What…
1945 Stettner connection sparks daughters’ friendship in 2017
Our Dads would have loved the role they played in friendships that have developed between…
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….
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…
Anna Tamburello. Pharmacist mate, cryptographer, mom, military wife
Anna Tamburello was a WWII pharmacist mate, then cryptographer before she became Anna Broughton, a…
1945 story told at NJ Aviation Hall of Fame
Jammed ten pounds in a five-pound bag…and still had more to share. But sure…
Drove 4,874 miles to visit families
I am beyond honored to get better acquainted with the men and women who made…
Magic Carpet Provides Ground Transport
Ride with me on Veterans Air’s magic carpet. I love my Gracie and I…
EN ROUTE honors non-sked’s logo art
EN ROUTE, a book published in 1993 by Lynn Johnson and Michael O’Leary, is a…
Elusive documents. Missing or gone?
Elusive Veterans Air records are hopefully not nonexistent. The pursuit of new aviation sources…
Expanded friendships as research broadens
Thousands of land and air miles, days and weeks on the road, and contact with…
Non-sked researcher Alan Bender shares insights
Non-sked researcher Alan Bender, an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Professor, agrees to meet and share some…
Eason, Chambers families attend talk
Not in a million years in April 2015 when I began this research would I…
John Schaus goes back to Ramsey High School
Imagine being 95 years old and going back to High School. John Schaus did!…
Non-sked history at Airliners International 2018
Accepted an invitation to share Veterans Air Express history at Airliners International 2018 Convention in…
TVC YouTube features VAE ground transport RV
Team me up with Liz Wilcox, creator of The Virtual Campground and TVC YouTube…and watch…
Research continues in 2019
Amazing how 4,872 miles can roll by without boredom. Meeting special people and continuing…
John Schaus passed away 11 July 2019.
John Schaus passed away in July. An honor to know him, a joy to…
1945 Veterans Air Express families gather.
Another fun, improbable gathering of Veterans Air “kids.” Buffy Noll, Bob Chambers and their spouses…
Noll and Chambers proud to serve
Stories told about their dads John Noll and Robert Chambers by Buffy Noll and Bob…
Carvair ATL-98 sister ships
Unexpected connections and poignant moments mark two very different experiences on June’s Veterans Air…
Name dropping. My Research Network.
Research becomes easier and more enjoyable having historians and memorabilia treasure hunters interested in your…
DC-3s ferried from Valdosta in 1945
First DC-3s ferried from Valdosta military base by Veterans Air. Valdosta. Not a common name….
1945 Non-sked garners storytelling invites
The history of 1945 Veterans Air has recently attracted varied (and rather large, may I…