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Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps
Author: Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the United States and of the Marine Corps
Author: United States. Bureau of Naval PersonnelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
America's First Aircraft Carrier
Author: David F WinklerPublisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1682475107
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
America’s First Aircraft Carrier tells the remarkable story of the USS Langley. The narrative provides an in-depth discussion of the ship’s origins as the collier USS Jupiter, which was built with a “first of” propulsion system that has been adapted for use in present-day Ford-class carriers. Author David F. Winkler considers the post–World War I debate for procuring carriers, the decision to convert Jupiter, and the identification of constructor Clayton Simmers as the father of the American aircraft carrier. The evolution of the Langley as an experimental ship was tied to the introduction of new doctrine for the United States. Promoting an independent naval air arm against Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell’s vision of an independent air force, the U.S. Navy saw Langley as an operational aircraft carrier that would change the way the Navy fought wars at sea. While the story of Langley is that of the origins of naval air combat, it is also a record of the vessel’s service in World War II until the ship’s final posting to the Asiatic Fleet, where she met her demise on February 27, 1942, off the southern coast of Java. Many of the U.S. Navy’s pioneering naval aviators are closely associated with this ship, including Kenneth Whiting, John H. Towers, Godfrey DeCourcelles Chevalier, Virgil C. Griffith, Mel Pride, Patrick N. L. Bellinger, Joseph M. Reeves, Gerald Bogan, Aubrey Fitch, Felix Stump, Ernest J. King, Warren G. Child, Dan Gallery, and Frank D. Wagner. A number of these individuals would go on to play critical roles during World War II. Langley’s story is their story. Aircraft carriers remain the centerpiece of American sea power projection. America’s First Aircraft Carrier provides the context on how CV 1, the “Covered Wagon,” and carrier development and utilization came to be.
The United States Army and Navy Journal and Gazette of the Regular and Volunteer Forces
Author: Army-Navy-Air Force Register and Defense Times
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
The Blue Book of American Aviation
Author: Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and Reserve Officers on Active Duty
Author: The Army-Navy-Air Force Register
Author: Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1246
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Maine Corps
Author: United States. Navy DepartmentPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 432
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