NARTU Seattle Corsairs

[Booshka]

I was just wondering Mark and Jack because there aren't too many Lakes around Salem. And yes I live about 10 miles as the crow flies due North of Sand Point on the lake. The PBY in the background also gives it away. That may be the correct pilot and unit info, but I'm pretty sure that IS Sand Point.

[Mark Allen M]

Hmm! Yes I noticed the PBY as well. May I suggest perhaps Jack and I are both correct? I'm not educated enough on that particular photo to state my info is more correct than Jack's, and he does seem to know his stuff quite well. I have no doubt your data is correct and I'm sure señor Cook will be showing up to set things straight as well.

Thanks for your input.

M

[Jack Cook]

I have a high res tiff file of the original I borrowed from Ed Schiess.
I looked at it and don't see any water! I see low lying hills which fit
with the area the NAF was located at Salem. PBYs at Salem were very
normal has were most Navy types of the era. Salem was a tennant
command of NAR Seattle and it's a/c there were assigned to VF-891/VF-893
and carried the 'T' on the verticle. I have a squadron photo of VF-891 in
front of a FG-1D. Test pilot Scott Crossfield was a pilot in the sqd. at this
time also.
PS: Sorry bout your dad!!

[Booshka]

The water I'm talking about is directly under the Corsair's nose. The buildings in the far distance would be on the shoreline. This distance looks like its about right for North Magnussen to Juanita. The hills to the North of Sand Point/Magnussen park look exactly like this to this day (more houses of course). The PBY in the picture would be sitting exactly where the seaplane ramp was at Sand Point.

Are you saying what I see as water is a huge open field (and I mean huuuge)?

Odd coincidences of positioning I guess.