Florida US Navy Crash July 30th/31st 1929

[paulmcmillan]

Corp/Sgt Robert A Williams USMC was training to be a Naval Air Pilot at the time. He qualified and ended up in "VJ Squadron GM Q S Second Brigade Managua Nicaragua" in March 1930 -

which I think is this http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/usa/...SMC-VMJ152.htm

And then I cannot find him after that.

He enlisted 28 Nov 1927 and was initially a Plane mechanic and served previously in Nicaragua and San Diego

[Stig Jarlevik]

George/Paul

Which unit did A8216/8217 belong to at the time of the incident?
Also which unit did A7139 belong to?

Cheers
Stig

[twocee]

Stig,

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

[Stig Jarlevik]

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

[twocee]

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.

[Stig Jarlevik]

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??...

Cheers
Stig

[twocee]

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?