Author : M. Hill Goodspeed
Publisher : Universe Pub
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 37,94 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780789322227
Oversized and magnificently illustrated, this book by historians and active duty and retired officers will be cherished by aviators and the countless others who have been inspired by the feats of U.S. naval aviation. 500 photos, 300 in color.
Author : Douglas V Smith
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 18,21 MB
Release : 2010-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1612514235
Published to coincide with the centennial celebration of U.S. Navy Aviation, this book chronicles Navy aviation from its earliest days, before the Navy’s first aircraft carrier joined the fleet, through the modern jet era marked by the introduction of the F-18 Hornet. It tells how naval aviation got its start, profiles its pioneers, and explains the early bureaucracy that fostered and sometimes inhibited its growth. The book then turns to the refinement of carrier aviation doctrine and tactics and the rapid development of aircraft and carriers, highlighting the transition from propeller-driven aircraft to swept wing jets in the period after WW II. Land-based Navy aircraft, rotary-wing aircraft and rigid airships, and balloons are also considered in this sweeping tribute.
Author : Robert L. Lawson
Publisher : Crescent
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 11,22 MB
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Mark Llewellyn Evans
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,68 MB
Release : 2016-01-27
Category :
ISBN : 9781523715565
United States Naval Aviation, 1910–2010, first published by the Naval History and Heritage Command in 2015, is the authoritative work on the history of the U.S. Navy's aviation program, from its beginnings at the turn of the 20th century, through World Wars I and II, the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, and up to the modern day. This book (Volume One) is a year-by-year, detailed chronology of important events, and is illustrated throughout with hundreds of rarely seen archival photographs. The companion Volume Two is a compendium of statistics and information about naval fliers, aircraft, and programs. United States Naval Aviation, 1910–2010 will serve as an up-to-date, invaluable reference for historians, researchers, and those interested in naval aviation.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 16,23 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN :
Author : Jay A. Stout
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 28,47 MB
Release : 2005-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1610600363
For anyone with the will to become a U.S. naval aviator, the future begins now. Marine fighter pilot and combat veteran Jay Stout shows us just what it takes to be a U.S. naval aviator in the twenty-first century, conducting us through every step of training as these dedicated, everyday heroes prepare for tomorrow’s threats while taking the fight to the enemy today. Throughout, Stout offers behind-the-scenes perspectives on the community of naval aviators, with profiles of the men and women who fly naval aircraft, of celebrated naval aviators, and of important figures in the history of naval aviation.
Author : Leo Marriott
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 24,87 MB
Release : 2021-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1526785404
This pictorial history tells the story of US naval aviation from its early beginnings in the 1920s to its dominance in the Pacific theater of WWII. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor sank or crippled almost all of the battleships in the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet. But the fleet’s aircraft carriers survived—and soon demonstrated the power of US naval aviation. Thanks to pioneering technology and far-sighted pre-war policy, the US Navy had the necessary ships, aircraft, and crews to turn the tide of the Pacific war. With more than 200 rare photographs, Leo Marriott traces the growth of US naval aviation from the flimsy seaplanes of the first years of the twentieth century to the mighty armadas that challenged those of the Japanese and, after the carrier battles at Coral Sea and Midway, led the advance across the Pacific. Marriott puts special focus on the navy’s first aircraft carriers of the 1920s, the tremendous progress made in the decades between the wars in tactics and strategy, and the innovative design of ships and aircraft themselves.
Author : Roy A. Grossnick
Publisher :
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 19,64 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Government publications
ISBN :
This book was donated as a part of the David H. Hugel Collection, a collection of the Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore.
Author : Alvin Townley
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 20,53 MB
Release : 2011-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 142992022X
Top Gun was only part of the story. Fly Navy delves beyond the Hollywood image to reveal the true mettle and genuine story of the elite men and women of naval aviation. For one hundred years, the U.S. Navy's aviators and crews have made the difference on military and peacetime missions around the world. Their unparalleled skill, preparation, and everyday dedication have paid off when it matters most: when lives are on the line. Together, these men and women—officers and enlisted personnel, past and present—have protected freedom, served their country, and forged a legacy of valor like no other. In this landmark book, Alvin Townley takes readers on an adventure around the world and across generations as he goes behind the scenes of naval aviation. From the skies over the Arabian Sea to the jungles of Southeast Asia to carriers patrolling the vast Pacific, he uncovers incredible stories of service members who survived weeks adrift at sea, made midnight rescues in deadly storms, crash-landed behind enemy lines, and found themselves in situations where their exceptional training and focus were the only things standing between life and death. Filled with inspiring personal accounts of courage, camaraderie, and sheer perseverance, Fly Navy pays tribute to the extraordinary individuals who have built naval aviation into the revered force it is today—and will remain tomorrow.
Author : Martin W. Bowman
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 26,79 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780760308448
Subtitled: US Naval Air Power Since 1941. Today, a single 'Nimitz' class nuclear-powered carrier can pack a bigger punch than most country's combined air, sea and land forces! This high-tech volume, packed with vivid color photographs, looks in-depth at the amazing developments that have taken place in US Navy aviation since the dark days of Pearl Harbor. Armed with supersonic fighters and bombers, reconnaissance, tanking and rescue aircraft, Shades of Blue delivers dynamic coverage of today's naval air power. Hdbd., 8 1/4" x 11 3/4", 140 pgs., 59 bandw ill., 144 color.
