A day in Paris or not...

By ellebasi

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I have the five books of the collection, if anyone is interested...
My father in law mas at the french naval School , then left to Florida in the early 50's in Pensacola.

I paste what I found on the net about this:
A terrific little booklet from 1944. A non-government publication for civilians, written by Theodore J. Ritter and Robert W. Gadbois, this cartoon-style, spiral bound book tells the story of what a cadet should expect in Intermediate and Advanced training. It starts out, "This introduction is an attempt to pass the word to ye civilian reader about what goes in an intermediate training station for Naval Aviation. As usual civilians include members of the cadet's family, betrothed ones (and we use the plural advisedly) and all others interested in the flight training, the Navy, the uniforms, and the flight pay. This latter is especially directed at those young ladies who have a personal stake in the fortunes of newly commissioned Ensigns.

"Intermediate flight training, and this is no military secret, is carried on at two places in the country, both having access to the Gulf of Mexico with its opportunities for seaplanes, its warm, dank weather, and its perpetual cumulus clouds. One of these centers is at Pensacola, Florida, and the other at Corpus Christi, Texas. At this writing the course of training offered is almost identical and has been since Corpus Christi, the newer base, was commissioned."

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