• Charleston to Alameda, Via the Seaplane Route

    Charleston to Alameda, Via the Seaplane Route2

    – Quite An Experience  – By Dick Brodeur Our VP-26 PBM squadron was destined to start flying our planes cross country to California and eventually to Pahu, in early September, 1944. We had the opportunity to practice our navigation flights in strange territory when on August 1, 1944 we were ordered to fly PBM-3D BuNo

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  • High and Dry

    High and Dry6

    By ATCS Frederick W. Pauling USNR (Ret)) The photograph was sent to me from a friend and fellow crew member of VP-49 and Mariner/Marline Association member Lou Marrero. Lou wondered if I knew anything about this incident depicted in the photograph. Lou received the photo from Cdr. Steve Kaiser USU (ret) who was a VP-49

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