Re: Florida US Navy Crash July 30th/31st 1929
 

Stig,

All three aircraft were assigned as trainers to the Naval Air Station Pensacola.

Re: Florida US Navy Crash July 30th/31st 1929
 

OK George

Should I interpret your answer that US Navy at this time had no numbered training units and that Pensacola was their training facility?

Cheers
Stig

Re: Florida US Navy Crash July 30th/31st 1929
 

Stig,

There were numbered training squadrons, in the VN- range, at Pensacola but during this period the aircraft were assigned to the parent Naval Air Station, not the individual training units.

From about the mid-thirties the accident reports start to include the training squadron numbers.

Re: Florida US Navy Crash July 30th/31st 1929
 

Thanks George

I see, hmm:)
Admit I am terribly short on US Navy and USMC 'between the wars'.
Only book I have is 'Bill' Larkins US Navy 1921-41 combined with USMC 1914-59 and the training units is not the book's raison d'aitre...

Any internet site you can recommend or perhaps a book by yourself could solve my problem??...:D

Cheers
Stig

Re: Florida US Navy Crash July 30th/31st 1929
 

Unfortunately, Stig, I am not aware of any useful internet sites or any books, other than the two you mention, that cover the subject in any detail. I suppose that there is not a lot of interest in this area, other than in the colour schemes and markings?