VPNavy! USN, USMC, USCG and NATS Patrol Aircraft Lost or Damaged During World War II

As the author notes in the forward, the data in the Aircraft History Cards is handwritten. I have been researching documents for 34 years, some is clear as can be and then there are the scribbles. Even printed official documents can be conflicting. One WW1 Marine had three variations in his first, middle and last names.An example is a VP-41 Loss of PBY-5a 7299 on page 235. The pilot's middle initial is given all documents as H, but his name was actually Charles John Reimann. The date of loss is given as March 29, 1942, but was actually March 8. A detailed account of this loss appeared on page 1 of the March 9, 1942 Oregonian newspaper, with names and home towns! Another error in the documents is "AV-1" Robert H Bryant, his body was recovered on May 29 and was then listed as AM-1c (NAP).This is by means intended as criticism, just an illustration of the difficulties involved.The name index is especially useful, despite the hazards of bad handwriting and errors in official documents, as noted.PS: I would be happy to buy an index volume to the authors previous works on naval aircraft losses.

Use for family history.