Robert A. Winston (1907–1974)

memoir focuses on the author's flight school experiences in Pensacola during the golden days of the late 1930's.
Robert Winston, Lieutenant, U.S.N.R. tells the story of his life as an aviator in the U.S. Navy. From the elimination base to the training school at Pensacola, where he learned landplanes, seaplanes, aerial navigation, radio work, gunnery, formation flying, night flights, and bombing. Then he was ready for active duty with the Pacific Fleet. He worked on squadron maneuvers and carrier landings and participated in war games off Hawaii. From there it was a transfer to the East Coast with cross-country flying and super-powered planes. Finally, he returned to Pensacola, on assignment to work as a flight instructor.… (meer)