The Last Flight of the Convair R3Y Tradewind Seaplane 19583

• 2015, Fall 2015
• August 3, 2017

by E. Ross Gibbs – M/MA Member The first day of January, 1958, I was transferred from VP-50 at N.A.S in Oak Harbor, Washington to N.A.S in Alameda, California to VR-2 for duty. I was assigned to power plants maintenance with additional orders for assignment to R3Y flight engineer school in March of 1958. The