Originally Posted by
RogerRB
I am researching and writing about a late friend of mine who, in 1943 - 1944, went to the Pensacola Naval Base and did flight training on the Catalina flying boat and subsequently flew Catalina's in the middle east in the last years of the war.
Can anyone tell me anything about Catalina flight training; I have contacted the Pensacola Naval Base archives but they cannot help.
I realise this is an old thread but are you still looking for information? My dad trained at Pensacola and got USN wings and RAF wings (not actualy allowed) and came back to serve in WWII in late 44