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Author John Galluzzo co-wrote this new
photo-book about the aviation history of Massachusetts for Arcadia Press' popular
"Images of America" series. Although the book provides a general survey of
aviation in Massachusetts, NAS Squantum and NAS South Weymouth are prominently featured.
128 pages. Filled with hundreds of photographs. You can obtain this book on-line
here. |
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Second World War military service
memoirs of Navy blimp pilot Donald Venton, who served with ZP-11 at NAS South Weymouth
during 1944 and 1945. 207 page softcover. Chapters cover Don's flight training
and wartime assignments to Texas, Brazil, and South Weymouth. Among other things,
the author was on board the K type blimp K-34 when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off
the coast of Massachusetts with the loss of two crewmen. Of interest to anybody who
is interested in a first-person description of what went on at NAS South Weymouth during
the Second World War. Remember, back in the old days there were two types of patrol
squadrons - ZP for blimps and VP for conventional aircraft. Not available in
stores. To order
on line go here or send a check for $25 to Naval Airship Association, PO Box 700,
Edgewater FL 32132. |
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Here it is - after nearly ten years of
research and writing - the first comprehensive illustrated history of NAS South Weymouth.
739 pages of informative text and 828 illustrations covering NAS South Weymouth from
before the first ground-breaking in 1941 to the base closure in 1997 and up to the present
redevelopment into the SouthField community. Everything you ever wanted to know about NAS
South Weymouth in one gigantic volume that's literally the size of a telephone book! This
book is not available in stores and can only be obtained on-line directly from the
publisher by clicking
here for softcover or by clicking
here for hardcover. |
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This book, "NADU: The Forgotten Naval
Air Development Unit of NAS South Weymouth", presents the story of the Naval Air
Development Unit (NADU) that operated at Naval Air Station South Weymouth between 1953 and
1961. NADU was a little-known regular Navy command that provided flight testing support
for secret military R&D projects associated with the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Office of
Naval Research, Naval Research Laboratory, Air Force Cambridge Research Center, MITRE
Corporation, and similar organizations. Perhaps the most important project that NADU was
involved with was the pioneering computerized Semi-Automatic Ground Environment or
"SAGE" air defense system. Though largely forgotten today, NADU had one of the
most diverse fleets of aircraft in the Navy. NADU operated jet fighters, radar picket
aircraft, ASW aircraft, transports, and blimps. This 571 page book is a comprehensive
illustrated history of NADU, telling its complete story for the first time ever using
detailed narrative, 405 illustrations, and personal remembrances from NADU veterans. This
book is not available in stores and can only be obtained on-line by clicking
here for softcover or by clicking
here for hardcover. |
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This book, "NAS Squantum: The First
Naval Air Reserve Base", presents for the first time ever the complete story of the
historic but nearly forgotten naval air station that once stood on the site of the
present-day Marina Bay condominium community in Quincy, MA. NAS Squantum, which was in
existence in one form or another between 1917 and 1953, was the second naval air station
established after Pensacola and the first in the naval air reserve program. This
thoroughly-researched and comprehensive book is packed with 399 pages of informative text
and 492 illustrations. Not only does the book cover NAS Squantum, it also covers many
related topics including the 1910 and 1911 Harvard-Boston Aero Meets, the 1912 Boston Air
Meet, the Sturtevant flying school and test site, the Massachusetts School for Naval Air
Service, the Victory Plant shipyard, the Dennison Airport, and much more. Like the
author’s previous book about VP-92 (see below) the Squantum book
is not available in stores and can only be obtained on-line by clicking here for softcover or by clicking here for hardcover. |
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This is a reprint of "Squantum Weekend
Warriors", a book that was produced by NAS Squantum, Massachusetts during 1952 in
conjunction with the base's annual open house and air show. This profusely illustrated
71-page book presents the history of NAS Squantum, the very first Naval Air Reserve
Training Base, with text and hundreds of photos. It is an exact duplicate of an extremely
rare half century old original - complete with the originals minor printing flaws - and is
a terrific piece of history. This
book is not available in stores and can only be obtained over the Internet directly from
the printer by clicking here. All
proceeds from the sale of this book benefit the VP Association! |
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This is a reprint of
"The Defender's History", a book produced by NAS South Weymouth, Massachusetts
in 1996 to commemorate the closing of the base. This profusely illustrated 90-page book
presents the history of NAS South Weymouth and its predecessor, NAS Squantum, with text
and hundreds of photos. This
book is not available in stores and can only be obtained over the Internet directly from
the printer by clicking here. All
proceeds from the sale of this book benefit the VP Association! |
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This is a reprint of the cruise book produced
when reserve patrol squadrons VP63Z2 and VP11Z4 were sent together from NAS South Weymouth
to Rota, Spain for annual training during the summer of 1970. Filled with photos of
people and aircraft. This
book is not available in stores and can only be obtained over the Internet directly from
the printer by clicking here. All
proceeds from the sale of this book benefit the VP Association! |
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This is a reprint of the cruise book produced
when several reserve patrol squadrons from NAS South Weymouth were sent to NAS Roosevelt
Roads in Puerto Rico for annual training during the summer of 1967. The personnel
from these squadrons were combined and temporarily designated VP-910 while they were
there. Filled with photos of people and aircraft. This
book is not available in stores and can only be obtained over the Internet directly from
the printer by clicking here. All
proceeds from the sale of this book benefit the VP Association! |
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Part of Arcadia
Press' popular "Images of America" photo-book series, "Squantum and South
Weymouth Naval Air Stations" brings back to life the early age of naval aviation on
the South Shore, from biplanes to blimps to bombers and beyond. 128 pages. Filled with
hundreds of photographs of NAS Squantum and NAS South Weymouth as well as of the related
Victory Plant and Dennison Airport. You can obtain this book on-line here. |
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This is the
story of VP Association member Bill Horsch's 20-year career in Naval Aviation. Starting as
a Seaman Recruit in WW2, Bill climbed the Navy's enlisted ranks to retire as a Senior
Chief Aviation Electronics Technician at the height of the Cold War. Originally an
aircraft radio and radar systems maintainer, Bill later became an aircrewman flying many
different aircraft such as the SB2C Helldiver, PBY Catalina, P4Y Privateer, R4D Skytrain,
and S2F Tracker. During the early postwar era Bill was part of the elite cadre of
active-duty "stationkeepers" who moved New England’s Naval Air Reserve
headquarters from historic NAS Squantum, MA to NAS South Weymouth. This book features 151
pages and 33 photos covering Bill's experiences in WW2 as well as his postwar career in
the Naval Air Reserve Training Command at NAS Squantum and NAS South Weymouth, MA, NAS Los
Alamitos, CA, and NAS Minneapolis, MN. This
book is not available in stores and can only be obtained over the Internet directly from
the printer by clicking here. |
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This book, the
first in what may be a long series of similar volumes, is filled with interesting and/or
amusing "sea stories" told by veterans of the reserve patrol squadrons based at
NAS South Weymouth. This
book is not available in stores and can only be obtained over the Internet directly from
the printer by clicking here. All
proceeds from the sale of this book benefit the VP Association! |
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This book, the
second in what may be a long series of similar volumes, is filled with interesting and/or
amusing "sea stories" told by veterans of the reserve patrol squadrons based at
NAS South Weymouth. This
book is not available in stores and can only be obtained over the Internet directly from
the printer by clicking here. All
proceeds from the sale of this book benefit the VP Association! |
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NEW! This book, the third in what may be a long series of similar
volumes, is filled with interesting and/or amusing "sea stories" told by
veterans of the reserve patrol squadrons based at NAS South Weymouth. This
book is not available in stores and can only be obtained over the Internet directly from
the printer by clicking here. All
proceeds from the sale of this book benefit the VP Association! |
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Written by a
squadron member, this is the story of VP-92, a Navy Reserve patrol
squadron that flew Lockheed P-2 Neptunes and P-3 Orions on maritime patrol, anti-submarine
warfare, and counter-narcotics missions as well as for search-and-rescue and other
purposes. VP-92 was originally based at NAS South Weymouth, MA between 1970 and 1996. In
1996, due to the impending closure of NAS South Weymouth, the squadron was relocated to
NAS Brunswick, ME. VP-92 operated from NAS Brunswick until it was disestablished in
November 2007. The book also presents the history of NAS South Weymouth and NAS Brunswick,
discusses VP-92's WW2 namesake VP-92/VPB-92, and its predecessor reserve patrol squadrons
at NAS Squantum and South Weymouth (VP-919, VP-ML-69, VP-911, VP-912, VP-913, VP-914,
VP-915, VP-916, and VP-917), and also discusses the circumstances that led to the creation
of VP-92 in 1970. This expanded second edition has 303 pages and 451 illustrations.
It is not available in stores and can only be obtained on-line by clicking here for softcover or by clicking here for hardcover. |
