VINTAGE WWII U. S. NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, FLA SOUVENIR SATIN Blanket (?)
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VINTAGE WWII U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, FLA SOUVENIR SATIN Blanket (?). I don't know if this is suppossed to be a blanket or a throw? Was in a large collection of WWII pillow shams. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.
With the start of World War II, NAS Pensacola once again became the hub of air training activities. NAS Pensacola expanded again, training 1, 100 cadets a month, 11 times the number trained annually in the 1920s. The growth of NAS Pensacola from 10 tent...s to the world's greatest naval aviation center was emphasized by then-Senator Owen Brewster's statement: "The growth of naval aviation during World War II is one of the wonders of the modern world."Naval aviators from NAS Pensacola were called upon to train the Doolittle Raiders at Eglin Field in 1942 for carrier take-offs in their B-25 Mitchell bombers. Navy Lt. Henry Miller supervised their takeoff training and accompanied the crews to the launch. For his efforts, Lt. Miller is considered an honorary member of the Raider group.
With the start of World War II, NAS Pensacola once again became the hub of air training activities. NAS Pensacola expanded again, training 1, 100 cadets a month, 11 times the number trained annually in the 1920s. The growth of NAS Pensacola from 10 tent...s to the world's greatest naval aviation center was emphasized by then-Senator Owen Brewster's statement: "The growth of naval aviation during World War II is one of the wonders of the modern world."Naval aviators from NAS Pensacola were called upon to train the Doolittle Raiders at Eglin Field in 1942 for carrier take-offs in their B-25 Mitchell bombers. Navy Lt. Henry Miller supervised their takeoff training and accompanied the crews to the launch. For his efforts, Lt. Miller is considered an honorary member of the Raider group.
