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vincent p. norris wrote in
: I got my wings early in 1951. My number, preceded by a V, is about 1500 (not sure it's a good idea to publish the exact number). Hmmmm....strange, I never questioned my Sept 25, 1959 number of 15753. Bob Moore Doesn't it seem odd, Bob, that the numbers went from 1 to 1500 in almost half a century, which included WW II, and then from 1500 to 15,000 in less than a decade? There was more than one group issuing numbers at the same time for a while. Zero to 1500 times at least three makes the numbers look better. Dave in San diego -- - "For once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward; For there you have been, and there you long to return." Leonardo da Vinci |
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Numbering at each location started at 1. Aviators were designated under this scheme until March 29, 1949 when the system changed again as follows:....... Chief of Naval Air Advanced Training designated sequentially beginning with 1 with the prefix "V" Rich Thanks for the explanation, Rich. Now I know why my number begins with a V. I was designated at the conclusion of my Advanced Training, at Corpus Christi. I thought it meant "heavier than air," as in squadron designations. (There were still lighter-than-air pilots around when I got my wings. I assumed their numbers started with Z.) vince norris |
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Dave in San Diego wrote in message ...
vincent p. norris wrote in : I got my wings early in 1951. My number, preceded by a V, is about 1500 (not sure it's a good idea to publish the exact number). Hmmmm....strange, I never questioned my Sept 25, 1959 number of 15753. Bob Moore Doesn't it seem odd, Bob, that the numbers went from 1 to 1500 in almost half a century, which included WW II, and then from 1500 to 15,000 in less than a decade? There was more than one group issuing numbers at the same time for a while. Zero to 1500 times at least three makes the numbers look better. Dave in San diego Naval aviator numbers were originally assigned through the Bureau of Navigation, which became the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BuPers) in 1942. Numbers were assigned sequentially based on completion of the required course and class standing. For example, my father was designated Naval Aviator number 6953 in November 1940. On July 31, 1942, this system of numeric designation was discarded and replaced with a system that identified with a letter the location where an aviator received his training followed by a sequential number. Letter identifiers we P = Pensacola, FL; J = Jacksonville, FL; C = Corpus Christi, TX; M = Miami, FL; N = Norfolk, VA; A = Alameda, CA; L = Lakehurst, NJ; and S = Moffett Field, CA. Numbering at each location started at 1. Aviators were designated under this scheme until March 29, 1949 when the system changed again as follows: Chief of Naval Air Training designated aviators sequentially beginning with 1 with the prefix "T" Chief of Naval Air Advanced Training designated sequentially beginning with 1 with the prefix "V" and the Chief of Naval Airship Training and Experimentation designated with the prefix letter "L" sequentially from the last number issued at NAS Lakehurst. Sometime in the 1970s the practice of designating Naval Aviator numbers was discontinued.. From 1911 to the end of 1970, some 119,000 aviators were designated by number, approximately 14,500 by the number alone system and approximately 104,500 by the Letter-Number system. Calendar years 1942 to 1945 saw some 61,658 designated naval aviators. Regards Rich |
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Rich,
Very informative posts like yours make this NG a real treat. Thanks for enlightening us. -- Mike Kanze "The Project Uncertainty Principle says that if you understand a project, you won't know its cost, and vice versa." - Dilbert, August 6 2003 "Rich" wrote in message om... Dave in San Diego wrote in message ... vincent p. norris wrote in : I got my wings early in 1951. My number, preceded by a V, is about 1500 (not sure it's a good idea to publish the exact number). Hmmmm....strange, I never questioned my Sept 25, 1959 number of 15753. Bob Moore Doesn't it seem odd, Bob, that the numbers went from 1 to 1500 in almost half a century, which included WW II, and then from 1500 to 15,000 in less than a decade? There was more than one group issuing numbers at the same time for a while. Zero to 1500 times at least three makes the numbers look better. Dave in San diego Naval aviator numbers were originally assigned through the Bureau of Navigation, which became the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BuPers) in 1942. Numbers were assigned sequentially based on completion of the required course and class standing. For example, my father was designated Naval Aviator number 6953 in November 1940. On July 31, 1942, this system of numeric designation was discarded and replaced with a system that identified with a letter the location where an aviator received his training followed by a sequential number. Letter identifiers we P = Pensacola, FL; J = Jacksonville, FL; C = Corpus Christi, TX; M = Miami, FL; N = Norfolk, VA; A = Alameda, CA; L = Lakehurst, NJ; and S = Moffett Field, CA. Numbering at each location started at 1. Aviators were designated under this scheme until March 29, 1949 when the system changed again as follows: Chief of Naval Air Training designated aviators sequentially beginning with 1 with the prefix "T" Chief of Naval Air Advanced Training designated sequentially beginning with 1 with the prefix "V" and the Chief of Naval Airship Training and Experimentation designated with the prefix letter "L" sequentially from the last number issued at NAS Lakehurst. Sometime in the 1970s the practice of designating Naval Aviator numbers was discontinued.. From 1911 to the end of 1970, some 119,000 aviators were designated by number, approximately 14,500 by the number alone system and approximately 104,500 by the Letter-Number system. Calendar years 1942 to 1945 saw some 61,658 designated naval aviators. Regards Rich |
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