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1946: Betty Greene

Pilot Betty Greene flew the first MAF US aircraft on its inaugural flight. Betty transported two missionaries of Wycliffe Bible Translators to a remote jungle location in Mexico.  Photo taken in front of the Waco biplane, with hangar in background. ...

1945: Murray Kendon-The Beginning of MAF

Murray was the key founder of MAF. The first recorded thoughts about a MAF-type operation was in a New Zealand newspaper called "A Christian Weekly" on 5 July, 1945. He married Minnie in 1946. In 1950-51 Murray travelled around New Zealand with his family, promoting missions and MAF. In 1949 Murray met a similar group in the U.S. who adopted the same name and vision. ...

1945: Early Beginnings

Kiwi Murray Kendon was joined by Trevor Strong, a New Zealand WWII pilot who shared Murray's vision to use aircraft for evangelism. Later they were joined by another WWII veteran, Stuart King, a British pilot who immediately resonated with the vision as a fellow believer and aviator. ...