Sunshine Skies Historic Commuter Airlines of Florida and Georgia, written by David P. Henderson
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DEVOE AIRLINES

Devoe served various points in Florida and Alabama from 1981 through 1983 with a fleet of Piper Navajos. The airline shut down in 1983 when the Drug Enforcement Administration discovered the company was being used to smuggle and distribute cocaine. Owner Jack DeVoe turned out to be the leader of the largest cocaine smuggling operation in the country and was convicted in 1984. Pilots testified that they often carried drugs in the wings of Devoe aircraft and found that the best time to unload them was during Miami Dolphins games when drug agents where busy watching TV!


Navajo N27814 departs Miami in March 1983. Photo taken by Bob Garrard.

Devoe Airlines Piper Navajo.


Devoe Airlines timetable from August 15, 1982.

Devoe Airlines timetable


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Updated December 13, 2010