by Ned Norris My brother Jack Norris known as “Jock” in VP46 had joined the Navy 2 years prior to me. When the Korean War broke out in 1950 I was completing my sophomore year in college. I joined with hope of serving with my brother. After completing my schools I was assigned to the [...]
1950 PBM Mariner Aircraft Art
by Ned Norris My brother Jack Norris known as “Jock” in VP46 had joined the Navy 2 years prior to me. When the Korean War broke out in 1950 I was completing my sophomore year in college. I joined with hope of serving with my brother. After completing my schools I was assigned to the [...]
The $5,000.00 Photograph
Irvin S. Copper The young guy in the helmet, goggles, and white scarf, was me as a Cadet in January, 1944. It was a photograph taken by the Navy just before we received our wings as U.S. Naval Aviators. The photograph was made for the Navy files, in the event I became a war hero [...]
April 4-6, 2011 the Centennial of Naval Aviation
In recognition of the Centennial of Naval Aviation (CoNA), the 2011 Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Heritage Celebration will be held on-board NAS Jacksonville from 4-6 April, 2011 in conjunction with the annual MPRF Reunion. Heritage events run from Monday-Wednesday and include a Flight Suit Dinner with guest speaker Vice Admiral Myers, Commander Naval Air Forces. [...]
New President of the MMA
Biography of Douglas C. Miles – Douglas C. Miles was born in Florence South Carolina in Oct. of 1946 and was one of five sons of Raleigh J. Miles. He grew up on a dairy farm second of five boys in Florence County. He graduated from J. C. Lynch high school in 1964. One week [...]
Hangar Bay One Opens to Public 11-10-2010
information provided by National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, FL. The P5M Marlin has been undergoing restoration at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla. This aircraft will soon be displayed inside the Museum’s new exhibit hangar, Hangar Bay One. This new addition, the first in 14 years, will house approximately 35 aircraft and add [...]
54B Operations in the Salton Sea
Salton Sea, California’s largest lake was formed in 1905. That year, the Colorado River choked with melting snow and excessive rainfall, burst its boundaries. The overflow filled a basin in Southeastern California that now covers 376 square miles, is 52 feet at maximum depth and whose surface level is 226 feet below sea level. As [...]
Japanese Sign Final Surrender
Japanese Surrender- Amazing Footage Sept 2, 1945… Very moving considering what happened prior to this event… This is a ‘must see’ for the WWII history buff or anyone interested in history. Interesting the other signers to the document, from New Zealand/Australia to Europe/Russia. This is an actual film made of the surrender ceremony of the [...]
The Long Way Home
A civilian airliner, cut off from home by the outbreak of World War II, makes a dash for freedom… December 7, 1941. The Pacific Clipper, Queen of Pan American Airways fleet of flying boats is 6 days out of San Francisco, bound for Auckland, New Zealand. Captain Robert Ford receives a coded message: Japanese attack [...]
Experimenting with Landing Gear in 1945
Excerpt from the book, Our Navy Days, By Joseph L Heinz In June 1945, the Navy delivered to our NATS VR-8 squadron, the world’s largest operational seaplane, the Martin MARS, and it also was the largest aircraft, until 1988, ever operationally flown. After many years in design and production, and setbacks, the MARS made her [...]
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Spring 2011
The $5,000.00 Photograph
Irvin S. Copper The young guy in the helmet, goggles, and white scarf, was me as a Cadet in January, 1944. It was a photograph taken by the Navy just before we received our wings as U.S. Naval Aviators. The photograph was made for the Navy files, in the event I became a war hero [...]
MMA News
April 4-6, 2011 the Centennial of Naval Aviation
In recognition of the Centennial of Naval Aviation (CoNA), the 2011 Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Heritage Celebration will be held on-board NAS Jacksonville from 4-6 April, 2011 in conjunction with the annual MPRF Reunion. Heritage events run from Monday-Wednesday and include a Flight Suit Dinner with guest speaker Vice Admiral Myers, Commander Naval Air Forces. [...]
Fall 2010
New President of the MMA
Biography of Douglas C. Miles – Douglas C. Miles was born in Florence South Carolina in Oct. of 1946 and was one of five sons of Raleigh J. Miles. He grew up on a dairy farm second of five boys in Florence County. He graduated from J. C. Lynch high school in 1964. One week [...]
Fall 2010
Hangar Bay One Opens to Public 11-10-2010
information provided by National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, FL. The P5M Marlin has been undergoing restoration at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla. This aircraft will soon be displayed inside the Museum’s new exhibit hangar, Hangar Bay One. This new addition, the first in 14 years, will house approximately 35 aircraft and add [...]
Spring 2010
54B Operations in the Salton Sea
Salton Sea, California’s largest lake was formed in 1905. That year, the Colorado River choked with melting snow and excessive rainfall, burst its boundaries. The overflow filled a basin in Southeastern California that now covers 376 square miles, is 52 feet at maximum depth and whose surface level is 226 feet below sea level. As [...]
Videos
Japanese Sign Final Surrender
Japanese Surrender- Amazing Footage Sept 2, 1945… Very moving considering what happened prior to this event… This is a ‘must see’ for the WWII history buff or anyone interested in history. Interesting the other signers to the document, from New Zealand/Australia to Europe/Russia. This is an actual film made of the surrender ceremony of the [...]
Videos
The Long Way Home
A civilian airliner, cut off from home by the outbreak of World War II, makes a dash for freedom… December 7, 1941. The Pacific Clipper, Queen of Pan American Airways fleet of flying boats is 6 days out of San Francisco, bound for Auckland, New Zealand. Captain Robert Ford receives a coded message: Japanese attack [...]
Spring 2010
Experimenting with Landing Gear in 1945
Excerpt from the book, Our Navy Days, By Joseph L Heinz In June 1945, the Navy delivered to our NATS VR-8 squadron, the world’s largest operational seaplane, the Martin MARS, and it also was the largest aircraft, until 1988, ever operationally flown. After many years in design and production, and setbacks, the MARS made her [...]
