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Carrier Air Group Commanders
Robert L. Lawson
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Description for Carrier Air Group Commanders
Num Pages: 208 pages, over 250 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JWF; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1448. The Men and Their Machines. 208 pages, 250ill.(some col.). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JWF; JWG; WGM. Dimension: 289 x 226 x 25. Weight: 1444.
The study of the U.S. Navy’s air group and air wing commanders is a study of carrier aviation itself. This detailed volume presents a history of the establishment of the carrier air group commander billet and the attendant formal air groups. The book is divided into four sections: Section One “A Historical Overview,” presents an overview of naval aviation history from 1898 to 1922, when the U.S. Navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier USS Langley (CV-1), with its wood-and-fabric biplanes. The pages next describe carrier aviation from Langley to the 90,000-ton supercarriers of today with their supersonic jets. This section ... Read more
The study of the U.S. Navy’s air group and air wing commanders is a study of carrier aviation itself. This detailed volume presents a history of the establishment of the carrier air group commander billet and the attendant formal air groups. The book is divided into four sections: Section One “A Historical Overview,” presents an overview of naval aviation history from 1898 to 1922, when the U.S. Navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier USS Langley (CV-1), with its wood-and-fabric biplanes. The pages next describe carrier aviation from Langley to the 90,000-ton supercarriers of today with their supersonic jets. This section ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764310355
SKU
V9780764310355
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99-2
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