Author: Wayne H. Heiser, 8th
Publisher: Wayne Heiser
ISBN: 0977826708
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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This book is a chronological account of the establishment of Naval Reserve Aviation and its growth and development before World War II. It is a comprehensive history of Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Aviation - a documentation of the significant events in that history, together with many which would fall under the category of trivia. It is an attempt to illustrate what the Naval Aviation Reserve was all about, and to capture some of the flavor of the earlier days of aviation. The book, Volume I of a series on Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Aviation, may stir the memories of some of those people directly involved in these activities during the period covered. It should also prove interesting to others who might have an interest in the Naval Air Reserve and/or in early aviation.
Author: Marc Frattasio
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1304662497
Category : Squantum Naval Air Station (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Author: Peter B. Mersky
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Author: United States. Naval War Records Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1146
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Author: Barbara A. Lynch
Publisher: Naval Historical Center
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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Author: United States. Marine Corps
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Author: United States. Navy Department
Publisher:
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Author: Charles A. Fleming
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Author: Maurer Maurer
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428915850
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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Author: Stan Fisher
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1682478483
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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The ability of the United States Navy to fight and win a protracted war in the Pacific was not solely the result of technology, tactics, or leadership. Naval aviation maintenance played a major role in the U.S. victory over Japan in the second World War. The naval war against Japan did not achieve sustained success until enough aircraft technicians were available to support the high tempo of aviation operations that fast carrier task force doctrine demanded. When the United States realized war was imminent and ordered a drastic increase in the size of its aviation fleet, the Navy was forced to reconsider its earlier practices and develop new policies in maintenance, supply, and technical training. Not only did a shortage of technicians plague the Navy, but the scarcity of aviation supply and repair facilities in the Pacific soon caused panic in Washington. While the surface Navy's modernization of at-sea replenishment was beneficial, it did not solve the problems of sustaining war-time aircraft readiness levels sufficient to a winning a naval air war. Fisher outlines the drastic institutional changes that accompanied an increase in aviation maintenance personnel from fewer than 10,000 to nearly 250,000 bluejackets, the complete restructuring of the naval aviation technical educational system, and the development of a highly skilled labor force. The first comprehensive study on the importance of aircraft maintenance and the aircraft technician in the age of the aircraft carrier, Sustaining the Carrier War, provides the missing link to our understanding of Great Power conflict at sea.
