Historical research request...Cape Cod Military Museum
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Good morning,
I really appreciate the information on the Royal Navy / Fleet Air Arm and the US Navy. Switching gears here, what would be good sources to determine USAAC Group / Squadron information for air activities in Massachusetts, especially on Cape Cod?
Thanks in advance,
Good morning,
I really appreciate the information on the Royal Navy / Fleet Air Arm and the US Navy. Switching gears here, what would be good sources to determine USAAC Group / Squadron information for air activities in Massachusetts, especially on Cape Cod?
Thanks in advance,
Bit of ot trivia here.....
....did you know that when the USS Houston went down with the HMAS Perth in the Battle of the Sundra Strait that the city of Houston began to fund raise money for a new ship to be named the USS Houston. The drive was so successful that 85 million dollars was raised to cover the cost a new ship. The money was enough to fund the new Houston and a light aircraft carrier as well. That second ship was already under construction at NY Shipbuilding at Camden NJ. The name of that second ship was the San Jacinto (CVL-30).
....did you know that when the USS Houston went down with the HMAS Perth in the Battle of the Sundra Strait that the city of Houston began to fund raise money for a new ship to be named the USS Houston. The drive was so successful that 85 million dollars was raised to cover the cost a new ship. The money was enough to fund the new Houston and a light aircraft carrier as well. That second ship was already under construction at NY Shipbuilding at Camden NJ. The name of that second ship was the San Jacinto (CVL-30).
Rami.......
.....this is a little bit tougher to find than I would think it would be. However, here is a link that keeps popping up for research https://www.ww2research.com/locate-individual-by-air-corps-request-form/
Maybe a request to that researcher might give some results.
ADDENDUM: I did find this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_World_War_II_Army_Airfields
.....this is a little bit tougher to find than I would think it would be. However, here is a link that keeps popping up for research https://www.ww2research.com/locate-individual-by-air-corps-request-form/
Maybe a request to that researcher might give some results.
ADDENDUM: I did find this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_World_War_II_Army_Airfields
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Fibber,
Thanks, I'll give that request form a go.
The latter link had the same information as the information about U.S. Navy / USAAC airfields you listed previously. The other link had far more details.
I also contacted the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, TX for additional information about Bush 41's WWII record. I can't imagine that request would require a Freedom of Information Act authorization, and also put them in contact with the two folks I'm doing this for at the Cape Cod Military Museum.
My report is 25 pages, and I've only combed through about 30% of the material.
Fibber,
Thanks, I'll give that request form a go.
The latter link had the same information as the information about U.S. Navy / USAAC airfields you listed previously. The other link had far more details.
I also contacted the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, TX for additional information about Bush 41's WWII record. I can't imagine that request would require a Freedom of Information Act authorization, and also put them in contact with the two folks I'm doing this for at the Cape Cod Military Museum.
My report is 25 pages, and I've only combed through about 30% of the material.
All ww2 naval facilities in ma.....
....JUST found this site. https://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/USN-Act/MA.html Maybe it will help some.
....JUST found this site. https://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/USN-Act/MA.html Maybe it will help some.
Ravenna
SOH-CM-2023
This site lists facilities by state, including fields and facilities contracted for the purpose of training. Some airfield plans which may be of use.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140702191423/http://www.airfieldsdatabase.com/WW2/WW2 R27e ID-NH.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20140702191423/http://www.airfieldsdatabase.com/WW2/WW2 R27e ID-NH.htm
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Good afternoon,
Here is a reply from what I sent so far...
Andrew,
Thank you and your mates for the work done! Terrific! A lot of the information is in military parlance, so not entirely understood, If you get a chance could you translate some of the more pertinent information into more digestible language? Like British pilots flew corsairs out of Otis Field on anti-submarine patrols or some such simplified terms? LOL All the abbreviations leave me flummoxed. Were the U-boat attacks out of Otis? It list the longitude and latitude but I do not know where they were. Here is some more detailed information on the U-boat sinking:r JAN 1943 OTIS FLIER BLASTS THREE ENEMY SUBS: Lt. Emberson 23 years old pilot of a patrol bomber saw a conning tower through heavy mist, "poured on the coal" and dropped a depth charge. But as told by the pilot, it required a another depth charge to bring up the oil slick and air bubbles ....that is where the article cuts off I have more of the article ...somewhere. My information is that the 7,000 foot concrete runways were used by the 14th Anti-submarine Patrol in 42 and 43 Late 43 Otis became NAAF OTIS Naval Auxiliary Air Field as an auxiliary of Naval Air Station Quonset Point RI. Navy Seabees even installed a catapult and arresting gear for simulated carrier landing. Whole carrier groups were trained (I don't know what this means) CAGs 85, 86, 88, and 74. Could you or anyone of your contacts tell me about the plane in the photo over Cape Cod?
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Joe,
I completely understand. When I get it close to complete, I will make sure to translate it into "civilian." I have become so accustomed to using military terminology that I'm pretty accustomed to all of the acronyms. I appreciate the support, and I'll do some more work in the coming days.
You should have seen what it looked like when I started...lol!
Andrew
Good afternoon,
Here is a reply from what I sent so far...
Andrew,
Thank you and your mates for the work done! Terrific! A lot of the information is in military parlance, so not entirely understood, If you get a chance could you translate some of the more pertinent information into more digestible language? Like British pilots flew corsairs out of Otis Field on anti-submarine patrols or some such simplified terms? LOL All the abbreviations leave me flummoxed. Were the U-boat attacks out of Otis? It list the longitude and latitude but I do not know where they were. Here is some more detailed information on the U-boat sinking:r JAN 1943 OTIS FLIER BLASTS THREE ENEMY SUBS: Lt. Emberson 23 years old pilot of a patrol bomber saw a conning tower through heavy mist, "poured on the coal" and dropped a depth charge. But as told by the pilot, it required a another depth charge to bring up the oil slick and air bubbles ....that is where the article cuts off I have more of the article ...somewhere. My information is that the 7,000 foot concrete runways were used by the 14th Anti-submarine Patrol in 42 and 43 Late 43 Otis became NAAF OTIS Naval Auxiliary Air Field as an auxiliary of Naval Air Station Quonset Point RI. Navy Seabees even installed a catapult and arresting gear for simulated carrier landing. Whole carrier groups were trained (I don't know what this means) CAGs 85, 86, 88, and 74. Could you or anyone of your contacts tell me about the plane in the photo over Cape Cod?
My reply...
Joe,
I completely understand. When I get it close to complete, I will make sure to translate it into "civilian." I have become so accustomed to using military terminology that I'm pretty accustomed to all of the acronyms. I appreciate the support, and I'll do some more work in the coming days.
You should have seen what it looked like when I started...lol!
Andrew
Rami;
Beech AT-11 see here for history of type: http://www.twinbeech.com/at-11page1.htm
Good site to research planes by number here: http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Actually found the pictured plane in the listing.
Be sure to start at the top of the page. It explains the numbering sequence used by US aircraft.
This is a old site but references U-Boat losses on East Coast of US:
https://uboat.net/maps/us_east_coast.htm
Beech AT-11 see here for history of type: http://www.twinbeech.com/at-11page1.htm
Good site to research planes by number here: http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Actually found the pictured plane in the listing.
Be sure to start at the top of the page. It explains the numbering sequence used by US aircraft.
This is a old site but references U-Boat losses on East Coast of US:
https://uboat.net/maps/us_east_coast.htm
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14th ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON....
......here is some info I found on this squadron, not much but some.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Antisubmarine_Squadron
......here is some info I found on this squadron, not much but some.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Antisubmarine_Squadron