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Author Evans, Mark Llewellyn, author.

Title United States naval aviation, 1910-2010 / Mark L. Evans, Roy A. Grossnick.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : Naval History and Heritage Command, Department of the Navy, [2015]
Washington, DC : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Archives Fed Docs  D 221.2:AV 5/2/2015/V.1    ---  Available
 Axe Archives Fed Docs  D 221.2:AV 5/2/2015/V.2    ---  Available
Edition [Fifth edition].
Description 2 volumes : illustrations ; 29 cm
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unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Note Includes indexes.
Contents Volume I. Chronology. A few pioneers -- Test of strength -- The Roaring Twenties -- The Great Depression -- The Cold War -- The Korean War -- The new Navy -- On the brink -- Defeat and decline -- The 600-ship Navy -- From the sea -- The dawn of the twenty-first century -- Volume II. Statistics. Part I: Aircraft. Aircraft designations and popular names ; Combat aircraft procured ; Transport and training aircraft procured ; Helicopters and tilrotor V/STOL aircraft procured ; Drones and missiles procured ; Aircraft on hand ; Naval Aircraft Bureau (serial) numbers -- Part II: Personnel. History of the naval aviator and designations and numbers ; Evolution of naval wings (breast insignia) ; Aviation ratings ; Aviation personnel on active duty ; Medal of Honor awards in naval aviation ; U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aces ; Early naval jet pilots ; Early helicopter pilots ; Naval astronauts ; Naval Aviation Hall of Honor ; Gray Eagle award ; Honorary naval aviator designations ; Navy and Marine Corps air stations and fields named for aviators -- Part III: Units. Aviation commands ; Evolution of carrier air groups and wings ; Squadron designations and abbreviations ; Current squadron lineage ; Visual identification system (tail codes) -- Part IV. Ships. Aviation ships ; Ships named for naval aviators -- Part V: Deployments. Post-World War II carrier deployments by year ; Post-Korean War amphibious assault ship deployments by year ; Carrier and squadron deployments during the Korean War ; Carrier and squadron deployments to Vietnam -- Part VI: Operations. Grenada combat operations ; Squadrons involved in Libyan operations ; Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm ; Operation Desert Fox ; Operation Enduring Freedom Phase I ; Operation Iraqi Freedom Phase I -- Part VII: Other Actions. Navy and Marine Corps shoot downs since 1950 ; Cold War incidents involving U.S. Navy aircraft.
Subject United States. Navy -- Aviation.
United States. Navy -- Aviation -- Chronology.
United States. Navy -- Aviation -- Statistics.
United States. Navy -- Aviation -- History.
Aeronautics, Military -- United States.
United States. Navy. (OCoLC)fst00533204
Armed Forces -- Aviation. (OCoLC)fst01351741
Genre/Form Chronologies. (OCoLC)fst01423901
Added Author Grossnick, Roy A., author.
Naval History & Heritage Command (U.S.), issuing body.
Other Form: Online version: Evans, Mark Llewellyn. United States naval aviation 1910-2010 (OCoLC)929954897
ISBN 9780945274759 (v. 1 : alk. paper)
0945274750 (v. 1 : alk. paper)
9780945274865 (v. 2 : alk. paper)
0945274866 (v. 2 : alk. paper)
Gpo Item No. 0415-D-04
Sudoc No. D 221.2:AV 5/2/2015/V.1-2

 
    
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