CONTRIBUTORS TO SUNSHINE SKIES
This site would not be what is today without the additional help of numerous collectors, airline employees and fellow aviation fans who have sent stories, photos and other materials. Your contributions are invaluable and much appreciated. If you would like to share your photos, timetables, postcards, route maps, stories and memories with airline fans and researchers around the globe, please CONTACT ME, David Henderson.
Keep in mind that this website is maintained as a hobby and not for profit. The ads on the site make just enough to cover hosting and domain expenses. I do not and can not offer monetary compensation for submissions but I also do not profit from them.
Many thanks to the following contributors to the Sunshine Skies website. If I have accidentally omitted you, please let me know and I'll add your name!
HONORARY MENTION
First of all, I owe a great debt of gratitude to William Moriaty for his incalculable contribution to this project. Will's 2004 multi-part column on the history of Florida's commuter airlines ( parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 ) was the spark that reignited my interest in this subject and served as the catalyst for the Sunshine Skies book, website, and ongoing research. He also graciously donated his large collection of commuter timetables, postcards, photos, aviation books and other memorabilia. Thank you Will!
Ron Alexander (Candler Field Museum)
The 8 Decade History of DC-3 N28AA
Eastern Air Lines DC-3s in Florida
Bill Bagley
Dolphin Airways
Austin Bell (Marco Island Historical Society)
Marco Island Airport
Robert Brown
Atlanta Airport in the early 1970s
Old ATL Hangars at Lenora
Sara Butler (Asa's Briarcliff)
Atlanta Airport: In the beginning
David Carter
The 1961 Jet Age Terminal
Atlanta Airport in the early 1970s
Ellis M. Chernoff
Jacksonville International Airport in the 1980s
John Ciesla
Remote gates at Atlanta's 1961 terminal
Luke Curtas (Shannon Air Museum)
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
The 8 Decade History of DC-3 N28AA
Tony Daiuto
Marathon Airport
Frank Dalpe
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
Tony Diez
Panhandle Airways
Fred Erdman
Air Florida postcards
Sandy Estabrook
Mackey International
Don Faber
Aero Coach
Karl Fezer
Atlantis Airlines
Finding the Flint (FindingTheFlint.org)
Atlanta Airport: In the beginning
Duncan Flett
Southern Express
Steve Frenkel
Across the Everglades in an Air South DC-3
Bob Garrard (Bob's photos on Flickr)
American Air Taxi
Devoe Airlines
Airline service at Ocala
Phoenix Airlines
Shawnee Airlines
Greg Germani (Atlanta Time Machine)
Atlanta Airport in the 1920s-1930s
Atlanta's Temporary Terminal
Geoff Goodall
Marco Island Airport
Trevor Hall
25 Vintage photos of ATL in 1989
ASA
Eastern Metro Express
George Hamlin
Atlanta's 1961 terminal closes
Commuter Airlines at ATL during the 1980s
Jacksonville International Airport in the 1980s
David Hartman
The 8 Decade History of DC-3 N28AA
Greg Heinrich (DepartedFlights.com)
Imeson Airport in the early 1960s
Don Henchel
Air Florida
American Air Taxi (AAT)
Argonaut Airways
Cherokee Airtaxi
Coastal Airlines
Golden Isles Airlines
Imeson Airport in the early 1960s
Mid-South Airways
Panama Aviation / Panama Airways
Pro Air
Red Carpet Airlines
South Central Airlines
Valdosta Phoenix
VQ Airlines
Richard Hancock
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
John Hewson (John's Flickr photos)
ATL in the mid 1970s
Atlanta Airport Scenes from he 1950s
ATL 1980-1981
Augusta, GA part 1: 1930s - 1960s
Chattanooga Lovell Field 1950 - 1964
Columbus, GA part 1: 1920s - 1950s
Jim Howard
The 8 Decade History of DC-3 N28AA
Karl Innes
Naples Airlines
Randy Jackson
The crash of Shawnee Airlines flight 103
Pete Johnson
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
Björn Larsson (TimetableImages.com)
Air South (Florida, 1980s)
Atlanta Airport in the Early 1930s
Atlanta Airport in the prewar 1940s
Commutaire International Airways
History of Airline Service at Athens, GA
History of Airline Service at Augusta, GA
History of Airline Service at Chattanooga
History of Airline Service at Columbus, GA
Airline service at Ocala
History of Airline Service at Sarasota, FL
History of Panama City Bay County Airport
Shawnee Airlines Timetable Gallery
Walkers Cay Airlines
Billy Launders
Executive Airlines
Shawnee Airlines
Nathan Lesueur
Hal, the mysterious robot voice of ATL
Paul Lucas
Port Largo Airport
Marshall Massengale
Jacksonville International Airport in the Early 1970s
Kelly McCoy
Hal, the mysterious robot voice of ATL
Charles Merk
Atlanta Opens the World's Largest Terminal
Brent Mooney
Columbus, GA part 3: 1980s- 2020s
Panama City Bay County Airport
Russ Morgan
Expansion at Atlanta's temporary terminal
Craig Morris
Port Largo Airport
South Central Airlines
Dan Morrison
Atlanta Helicopter Airways
John Munzenrider
History of airline service at Macon, Georgia
Arthur Na
Aero Coach
AeroSun International
Air Florida
Air New Orleans
Airways International
Atlantic Gulf Airlines
Dolphin Airways / Airlines
Pan Am Air Bridge
Southern Airlines
Trans Southern Airways
Valdosta Phoenix Airlines
Vero Beach Airport
Karen Nystrom
Shawnee Airlines
Shea Oakley
Sarasota 1930s-1960s
Sarasota Bradenton in the Early 1970s
Sarasota Bradenton in the late 1970s
Jim O'Brien
Imeson Airport in the late 1960s
Vero Beach Airport
Peg O'Keef
PBA Martin 404 fuselage at Fantasy of Flight Museum
Gary Orlando
Airline service at Ocala
Heather Otis (Marco Island Historical Society)
Marco Island Airport
Hannah Palmer (Flight Path , Stumptown, Finding The Flint )
Atlanta Airport: In the beginning
Remnants of Atlanta's 1961 Terminal
Blaine Peters
Albany, GA
Columbus, GA part 3: 1980s- 2020s
Disney STOLport
Waycross, GA
Clayton Peters
Port Largo Airport
Bill Peterson
The History of Airline Service at Chattanooga
Scott Peterson
PBA Martin 404 fuselage at Fantasy of Flight Museum
Andy Poppens
Chalk's Ocean Airways June 15, 2000 timetable
Chalk's Ocean Airways April 2002 timetable
Michael Prophet
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
Norbert Raith
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
Norbert also took many of the ATL ramp photos found on numerous pages.
Charles Reese
Slocum Airlines
Vero Monmouth Airlines
Andrew Rodriguez
Aero Coach
Comair
Sandy S.
Air New Orleans
Joey Saet
Florida Coastal
Brian Sassaman
Atlanta Airport before opening day
Hotels, motels, gas and water
Todd Scher
Chautauqua Airlines
Airline service at Ocala
Vero Beach Airport
Ron Shusterman
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
David Silvera
AeroSun International
Mike Sparkman
Airline service at Ocala
Superior Airlines
David H. Stringer (History Editor at Airways Magazine)
Albany, GA
Atlanta PDK
Augusta, GA part 1: 1930s - 1960s
Columbus, GA part 1: 1920s - 1950s
Columbus, GA part 2: 1960s - 1970s
Airline service at Ocala
Rome, GA
South Central Airlines
Waycross, GA
Les Taylor
The closing and redevelopment of Imeson Airport
Paul Thallon
Atlantic Gulf Airlines
Key West Airlines
Marco Island Airways
Pro Air Services
Sarasota Bradenton Airport in the 1970s
Thresa Todd
Marco Island Airport
Marco Island Airways publicity photos
Peter Tyson
American Air Taxi
Jim Vach
PBA DC-3 N136PB update
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
Albert Vitale
Florida Coastal
Carol Vooght
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
Kermit Weeks (Fantasy of Flight)
PBA Martin 404 fuselage at Fantasy of Flight Museum
Martin Weinert
Vero Monmouth
David Wick
Sarasota Airport in the 1970s
Jerry Wilkinson
Port Largo Airport
David Wilson
Remote gates at Atlanta's 1961 terminal
Allan Wright
Aero International
Port Largo Airport
Richard Young
Port Largo Airport
David Zekria
Phoenix Airlines
Additional contributions from those who wished to remain unnamed
Air Miami
Keep in mind that this website is maintained as a hobby and not for profit. The ads on the site make just enough to cover hosting and domain expenses. I do not and can not offer monetary compensation for submissions but I also do not profit from them.
Many thanks to the following contributors to the Sunshine Skies website. If I have accidentally omitted you, please let me know and I'll add your name!
HONORARY MENTION
First of all, I owe a great debt of gratitude to William Moriaty for his incalculable contribution to this project. Will's 2004 multi-part column on the history of Florida's commuter airlines ( parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 ) was the spark that reignited my interest in this subject and served as the catalyst for the Sunshine Skies book, website, and ongoing research. He also graciously donated his large collection of commuter timetables, postcards, photos, aviation books and other memorabilia. Thank you Will!
Ron Alexander (Candler Field Museum)
The 8 Decade History of DC-3 N28AA
Eastern Air Lines DC-3s in Florida
Bill Bagley
Dolphin Airways
Austin Bell (Marco Island Historical Society)
Marco Island Airport
Robert Brown
Atlanta Airport in the early 1970s
Old ATL Hangars at Lenora
Sara Butler (Asa's Briarcliff)
Atlanta Airport: In the beginning
David Carter
The 1961 Jet Age Terminal
Atlanta Airport in the early 1970s
Ellis M. Chernoff
Jacksonville International Airport in the 1980s
John Ciesla
Remote gates at Atlanta's 1961 terminal
Luke Curtas (Shannon Air Museum)
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
The 8 Decade History of DC-3 N28AA
Tony Daiuto
Marathon Airport
Frank Dalpe
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
Tony Diez
Panhandle Airways
Fred Erdman
Air Florida postcards
Sandy Estabrook
Mackey International
Don Faber
Aero Coach
Karl Fezer
Atlantis Airlines
Finding the Flint (FindingTheFlint.org)
Atlanta Airport: In the beginning
Duncan Flett
Southern Express
Steve Frenkel
Across the Everglades in an Air South DC-3
Bob Garrard (Bob's photos on Flickr)
American Air Taxi
Devoe Airlines
Airline service at Ocala
Phoenix Airlines
Shawnee Airlines
Greg Germani (Atlanta Time Machine)
Atlanta Airport in the 1920s-1930s
Atlanta's Temporary Terminal
Geoff Goodall
Marco Island Airport
Trevor Hall
25 Vintage photos of ATL in 1989
ASA
Eastern Metro Express
George Hamlin
Atlanta's 1961 terminal closes
Commuter Airlines at ATL during the 1980s
Jacksonville International Airport in the 1980s
David Hartman
The 8 Decade History of DC-3 N28AA
Greg Heinrich (DepartedFlights.com)
Imeson Airport in the early 1960s
Don Henchel
Air Florida
American Air Taxi (AAT)
Argonaut Airways
Cherokee Airtaxi
Coastal Airlines
Golden Isles Airlines
Imeson Airport in the early 1960s
Mid-South Airways
Panama Aviation / Panama Airways
Pro Air
Red Carpet Airlines
South Central Airlines
Valdosta Phoenix
VQ Airlines
Richard Hancock
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
John Hewson (John's Flickr photos)
ATL in the mid 1970s
Atlanta Airport Scenes from he 1950s
ATL 1980-1981
Augusta, GA part 1: 1930s - 1960s
Chattanooga Lovell Field 1950 - 1964
Columbus, GA part 1: 1920s - 1950s
Jim Howard
The 8 Decade History of DC-3 N28AA
Karl Innes
Naples Airlines
Randy Jackson
The crash of Shawnee Airlines flight 103
Pete Johnson
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
Björn Larsson (TimetableImages.com)
Air South (Florida, 1980s)
Atlanta Airport in the Early 1930s
Atlanta Airport in the prewar 1940s
Commutaire International Airways
History of Airline Service at Athens, GA
History of Airline Service at Augusta, GA
History of Airline Service at Chattanooga
History of Airline Service at Columbus, GA
Airline service at Ocala
History of Airline Service at Sarasota, FL
History of Panama City Bay County Airport
Shawnee Airlines Timetable Gallery
Walkers Cay Airlines
Billy Launders
Executive Airlines
Shawnee Airlines
Nathan Lesueur
Hal, the mysterious robot voice of ATL
Paul Lucas
Port Largo Airport
Marshall Massengale
Jacksonville International Airport in the Early 1970s
Kelly McCoy
Hal, the mysterious robot voice of ATL
Charles Merk
Atlanta Opens the World's Largest Terminal
Brent Mooney
Columbus, GA part 3: 1980s- 2020s
Panama City Bay County Airport
Russ Morgan
Expansion at Atlanta's temporary terminal
Craig Morris
Port Largo Airport
South Central Airlines
Dan Morrison
Atlanta Helicopter Airways
John Munzenrider
History of airline service at Macon, Georgia
Arthur Na
Aero Coach
AeroSun International
Air Florida
Air New Orleans
Airways International
Atlantic Gulf Airlines
Dolphin Airways / Airlines
Pan Am Air Bridge
Southern Airlines
Trans Southern Airways
Valdosta Phoenix Airlines
Vero Beach Airport
Karen Nystrom
Shawnee Airlines
Shea Oakley
Sarasota 1930s-1960s
Sarasota Bradenton in the Early 1970s
Sarasota Bradenton in the late 1970s
Jim O'Brien
Imeson Airport in the late 1960s
Vero Beach Airport
Peg O'Keef
PBA Martin 404 fuselage at Fantasy of Flight Museum
Gary Orlando
Airline service at Ocala
Heather Otis (Marco Island Historical Society)
Marco Island Airport
Hannah Palmer (Flight Path , Stumptown, Finding The Flint )
Atlanta Airport: In the beginning
Remnants of Atlanta's 1961 Terminal
Blaine Peters
Albany, GA
Columbus, GA part 3: 1980s- 2020s
Disney STOLport
Waycross, GA
Clayton Peters
Port Largo Airport
Bill Peterson
The History of Airline Service at Chattanooga
Scott Peterson
PBA Martin 404 fuselage at Fantasy of Flight Museum
Andy Poppens
Chalk's Ocean Airways June 15, 2000 timetable
Chalk's Ocean Airways April 2002 timetable
Michael Prophet
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
Norbert Raith
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
Norbert also took many of the ATL ramp photos found on numerous pages.
Charles Reese
Slocum Airlines
Vero Monmouth Airlines
Andrew Rodriguez
Aero Coach
Comair
Sandy S.
Air New Orleans
Joey Saet
Florida Coastal
Brian Sassaman
Atlanta Airport before opening day
Hotels, motels, gas and water
Todd Scher
Chautauqua Airlines
Airline service at Ocala
Vero Beach Airport
Ron Shusterman
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
David Silvera
AeroSun International
Mike Sparkman
Airline service at Ocala
Superior Airlines
David H. Stringer (History Editor at Airways Magazine)
Albany, GA
Atlanta PDK
Augusta, GA part 1: 1930s - 1960s
Columbus, GA part 1: 1920s - 1950s
Columbus, GA part 2: 1960s - 1970s
Airline service at Ocala
Rome, GA
South Central Airlines
Waycross, GA
Les Taylor
The closing and redevelopment of Imeson Airport
Paul Thallon
Atlantic Gulf Airlines
Key West Airlines
Marco Island Airways
Pro Air Services
Sarasota Bradenton Airport in the 1970s
Thresa Todd
Marco Island Airport
Marco Island Airways publicity photos
Peter Tyson
American Air Taxi
Jim Vach
PBA DC-3 N136PB update
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
Albert Vitale
Florida Coastal
Carol Vooght
PBA DC-3s - Where are they now?
Kermit Weeks (Fantasy of Flight)
PBA Martin 404 fuselage at Fantasy of Flight Museum
Martin Weinert
Vero Monmouth
David Wick
Sarasota Airport in the 1970s
Jerry Wilkinson
Port Largo Airport
David Wilson
Remote gates at Atlanta's 1961 terminal
Allan Wright
Aero International
Port Largo Airport
Richard Young
Port Largo Airport
David Zekria
Phoenix Airlines
Additional contributions from those who wished to remain unnamed
Air Miami
