Interview with George Martin Cunha, May 5, 1990
Project: American Veterans: World War Two Oral History Project
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talks about why he joined the Navy; participation in elimination flight training-- entering the Aviation Cadet Program-- various airplanes and equipment-- training on various aircraft-- night flights-- experiences on board the carrier Lexington - flying scout bombers-- dive bombing-- gunnery runs-- describes how to land on a carrier-- mentiond the carrier Saratoga-- describes duties on board the carrier Wasp-- differences between the Wasp and the Lexington-- becoming a torpedo pilotInterview Accession
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Cunha, George Martin Interview by William J. Marshall. 05 May. 1990. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Cunha, G.M. (1990, May 05). Interview by W. J. Marshall. American Veterans: World War Two Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Cunha, George Martin, interview by William J. Marshall. May 05, 1990, American Veterans: World War Two Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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