Books:

Breece, Katherine Louise Auld, "San Diego's World War II Social Setting As Seen Through the Eyes of Eight Women of Various Ethnic Groups" (Masters Thesis, University of San Diego, 1998.)

Handy, Norma, "Linda Vista: 1940-1954" (Masters Thesis, University of San Diego, 1993.)

Marovich, Mark Daniel, "The dependant nature of Mission Valley: the roles of the San Diego River and economics in the development of Mission Valley" (Masters Thesis, University of San Diego, 1998.)

Nash, Gerald D., The American West Transformed: The Impact of the Second World War, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana, 1985.

Wagner, Ray, American Combat Planes, 3rd., Doubleday and Company, Garden City, New York, 1982.
 

Periodicals:

Eddy, Lucinda, "War Comes to San Diego," 39 Journal of San Diego History (Winter-Spring 1993.)

Hall, Kimberly, "Women in Wartime: The San Diego Experience, 1941-1945," 39 Journal of San Diego History (Fall 1993.)

Killory, Christine, "Temporary Suburbs: The Lost Opportunity of San Diego's National Defense Housing Projects," 39 Journal of San Diego History (Winter-Spring 1993.)

Smith, Helena Huntington, "Port of Navy Wives," Collier's, 20 February 1944.

Welty, Howard O., "The History of Convair 1908-1956," reprint of series of articles from Convairiety, reprinted by General Dynamics, Convair Division, 1966
 

Internet Sources:

National Archives,  http://www.nara.gov/nara/searchnail.html , April 5, 2001.

San Diego Historical Society,  http://www.sandiegohistory.org/histsoc.html , 2001.

Rueben H. Fleet Science Center,   http://www.rhfleet.org/

PBY Catalina,  http://www.ipas.com.au/aviation/aviationcatalina.html

PBY Catalina Cutaway Project,  http://www.vpnavy.com/pby_21jan2000.html

San Diego Expedition 1915-16,  http://www.sandiegohistory.org/pancal/sdexpo4.htm , 1996

San Diego Exposition 1935,  http://www.sandiegohistory.org/calpac/35expo11.htm , 1996

B-24 Liberator,  http://www.kensmen.com/birds.html

Consolidated Aircarft Corporation Photos,  http://www.nosc.mil/sti/visualmedia/photos/otc40s.html
 

Other Sources:

Ortiz, Edward, oral interview, April 25, 1988, San Diego Historical Society Archives.

Haelsig, Harry, oral interview, June 9, 1984 and July 29, 1984, San Diego Historical Society Archives.