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As more time passes, we risk loosing all the great stories and history of World Airways.  I have collected many stories while the beginning webmaster for World Airways and have compiled some below for your perusal. The pages below are organized for ease of article location.
Thank you - Dick Kalman- Founding Webmaster


Current article pages are listed below.

 Page 1

 Articles by: Captain Joe Goeller, Ellen Hill,  Luis Salazar,Joe Hrezo,Captain Johnny Wiseman,Dick Kalman,  Nancy Wood Samel,Captain Neal Ensign,Jeannie Wager-Wiseman

Page 2

Articles by: Hans Elsevier and June Vilot Daly

Page 3

"FLYING PLAYPENS " - The History of World Airways in Southeast Asia - 1956-1975;World Airways Departs for Vietnam on Special Flight as Part of 'Operation Babylift - Homeward Bound'; World Airways Unveils Vintage Livery for Commemorative Flight to Vietnam;Captain William Keating Movie High and Mighty

Page 4

LAST PLANE OUT OF DANANG; "Such a Feeling of Love"- Jan Wollett; Ken Healy"- A Terrible Situation"; Charles Paterson" We Were A News Story; Joe Hrezo"- A Damn Waste"; WOA Boeing 747C Normal Checklist - Thanks to F/E Charlie Stewart

Page 5

F/E Glenn Smith Article; World Air Center Dedication  Event Menu

Page 6

ATW - We Do Things That Others Won't Article

 Page 7

History of World Airways Years 1950-1986

Page 8

Captain Ed Heering Royal Air Force Years;Dispatcher Walter Okino Eulogy; Article By Captain John Harper

Page 9

Viet Nam Baby Lift By Ford Larsen; WORLD AIRWAYS TO HOST FLIGHT TO VIETNAM, COMMEMORATING 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF 'OPERATION BABYLIFT”;Looking Back - Joe Dantonio Maintence & Engineering Manager

Page 10

Article in the Marin Independent Journal  about ex-flight attendant Victoria Wayne; Articles By Dick Kalman; NTSB report on the PSA Flight 182 accident

Page 11

Wally Rardon - "Over and Out" After 45 Years ;Captain Warren Vest-Our Great WOA Navigators

Page 12

Courage Revisited - World Airways Returns to Vietnam Aug '05 - By Bob Shane

Page 13

Article and pictures  submitted by Captain Johnny Wiseman and Flight Engineer Joe Ciavardone

Page 14

Two articles by Flight Attendant Barbara (Bobbi) Wolverton. Bobbi was with World Airways from 1964 to 1972. She has shared two of her challenging experiences titled A WOMAN ALONE - In Wartime Egypt and AGAINST ALL ODDS.

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