Lurkers within striking range of Dublin might be interested in this (pity about the missing word in the description, though! Agog to find out over which expanse of water he operated):
Upcoming Events ? Living History: Ted Jones and life in the RAF in WWII ? The Dublin Festival of History
I'm particularly interested because my brother-in-law's late father trained on Catalinas in Pensacola during WWII, and it was my attempts to find out more about this that led me to this thread.
If I have an opportunity, I'll do my best to try to recruit the speaker to this thread.