The WWII Relatives thread
Grandfather I never knew worked at the Consolidated Vultee aircraft factory on that was on Lakeshore Drive near the University of New Orleans. They produced the amphibian version of the PBY patrol bomber there. To this day there is a gap in the seawall steps across from the plant site where there used to be a concrete seaplane ramp that led to the lake. They would produce the aircraft and roll them down into Lake Ponchatrain for flight testing.
Didnt fight on the front lines, but fought on the home front.
Grandfather I never knew worked at the Consolidated Vultee aircraft factory on that was on Lakeshore Drive near the University of New Orleans. They produced the amphibian version of the PBY patrol bomber there. To this day there is a gap in the seawall steps across from the plant site where there used to be a concrete seaplane ramp that led to the lake. They would produce the aircraft and roll them down into Lake Ponchatrain for flight testing.
Didnt fight on the front lines, but fought on the home front.