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Description
| Manufacturer: | Consolidated | |
| Base model: | R3Y | |
| Designation: | R3Y | |
| Version: | -2 | |
| Nickname: | Tradewind | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1931-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| Randy Ragsdale , FL | Sharon - thank you and I will pass it along to Dad. And pass my good wishes on to your mother. I have many pictures of the the "day" taken form a Coast Guard plane. I am trying to put a slide show together with a narration from Dad. It is going slowly. And feel free to contact me at RandolphRagsdale@earthlink.net. 08/18/2007 @ 14:20 [ref: 17674] |
| Sharon Mapes (McCracken) Battle Ground, WA | Randy- I am glad that you found this site and left your message- My mother, who still lives in San Diego, was very happy when I shared your message with her. My Father passed away back in 1993, but he often recalled his Navy years and thought so well of your father also. Our family keeps this memory alive and our Grandchildren know the story of the day that their Great-Grandpa crased into the seawall. Please pass a warm hello to your father from my Mother, Leona. 07/23/2007 @ 12:21 [ref: 17249] |
| Randy Ragsdale Orlando, FL | Hi - learned about this web page from my brother Harry. This link will take you to VPNavy.org which is is dedicated to the men and women of the United States Navy flying "ASW" (VP/VPB) Patrol Aircraft (past and present). They also have a section for transport squadrons. I have posted a copy of a letter our Dad, then a LTCDR explaining the events of the accident. http://www.vpnavy.org/vr2_mishap_1950.html
I do have other pictures of the accident I will post in the future. 06/09/2007 @ 18:04 [ref: 16791] |
| harry ragsdale , CA | Sharon, I just got off the phone with my father Homer Ragsdale, who was at the controls when they lost that propeller, he has nothing but great respect and fond memories of your father. He thinks the last time he met up with your father was in San Diego, he was doing OR work. 06/08/2007 @ 21:18 [ref: 16783] |
| harry ragsdale san pedro, CA | My father Homer C Ragsdale was copilot of the R3Y that crash into the seawall, after losing a propeller in flight, he is living in Redlands Ca. 06/08/2007 @ 20:50 [ref: 16782] |
| Peter Ronbeck Lusby, MD | My Father A.C. Ronbeck CDR USN was attached to VR-2 at NAS Alameda. He was designated as a Naval Observer and was in the maintenance department. He loved the aircraft, and told me that the R3Y-1/2 was the most engineered and advanced airframe. He said the engines cancelled the program. Had the engines not had as many problems he felt the Tradewinds would have stayed in service longer. I am a Navy brat also. I am asking for everyone’s help to obtain photos and manuals etc. to open a booth at the NAS Patuxent River, Maryland air museum. The museum will exhibit the documents but they have to apply to NATC testing at NATC Patuxent River. Pete Ronbeck. 02/24/2007 @ 03:47 [ref: 15651] |
| Peter Ronbeck Lusby, MD | My Father A.C. Ronbeck CDR USN was attached to VR-2 at NAS Alameda. He was designated as a Naval Observer and was in the maintenance department. He loved the aircraft, and told me that the R3Y-1/2 was the most engineered and advanced airframe. He said the engines cancelled the program. Had the engines not had as many problems he felt the Tradewinds would have stayed in service longer. I am a Navy brat also. I am asking for everyone’s help to obtain photos and manuals etc. to open a booth at the NAS Patuxent River, Maryland air museum. The museum will exhibit the documents but they have to apply to NATC testing at NATC Patuxent River. Pete Ronbeck. 02/24/2007 @ 03:47 [ref: 15650] |
| Peter Ronbeck Lusby, MD | My Father A.C. Ronbeck CDR USN was attached to VR-2 at NAS Alameda. He was designated as a Naval Observer and was in the maintenance department. He loved the aircraft, and told me that the R3Y-1/2 was the most engineered and advanced airframe. He said the engines cancelled the program. Had the engines not had as many problems he felt the Tradewinds would have stayed in service longer. I am a Navy brat also. I am asking for everyone’s help to obtain photos and manuals etc. to open a booth at the NAS Patuxent River, Maryland air museum. The museum will exhibit the documents but they have to apply to NATC testing at NATC Patuxent River. Pete Ronbeck. 02/24/2007 @ 03:47 [ref: 15649] |
| Peter Ronbeck Lusby, MD | My Father A.C. Ronbeck CDR USN was attached to VR-2 at NAS Alameda. He was designated as a Naval Observer and was in the maintenance department. He loved the aircraft, and told me that the R3Y-1/2 was the most engineered and advanced airframe. He said the engines cancelled the program. Had the engines not had as many problems he felt the Tradewinds would have stayed in service longer. I am a Navy brat also. I am asking for everyone’s help to obtain photos and manuals etc. to open a booth at the NAS Patuxent River, Maryland air museum. The museum will exhibit the documents but they have to apply to NATC testing at NATC Patuxent River. Pete Ronbeck. 02/24/2007 @ 03:47 [ref: 15648] |
| Peter Ronbeck Lusby, MD | My Father A.C. Ronbeck CDR USN was attached to VR-2 at NAS Alameda. He was designated as a Naval Observer and was in the maintenance department. He loved the aircraft, and told me that the R3Y-1/2 was the most engineered and advanced airframe. He said the engines cancelled the program. Had the engines not had as many problems he felt the Tradewinds would have stayed in service longer. I am a Navy brat also. I am asking for everyone’s help to obtain photos and manuals etc. to open a booth at the NAS Patuxent River, Maryland air museum. The museum will exhibit the documents but they have to apply to NATC testing at NATC Patuxent River. Pete Ronbeck. 02/24/2007 @ 03:47 [ref: 15647] |
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