Float planes & flying boats : the U.S. Coast Guard and early naval aviation

Float planes & flying boats : the U.S. Coast Guard and early naval aviation / Capt. Robert B. Workman Jr.

Author/creator	Workman, Robert B.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2012.
Description	xx, 322 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subject(s)	United States. Coast Guard--Aviation --History --20th century. United States. Navy--Aviation --History --20th century. Seaplanes--United States --History --20th century.

Variant title	Float planes and flying boats
Contents	Emergence of naval aviation -- Naval aviation conception and birth: 1898-1912 -- Development and growth: 1913-1919 -- First transatlantic flight NC flying boats -- design and assembly: 1918 -- First transatlantic flight NC flying boats shakedown: 1918-1919 -- First transatlantic flight: 1919 -- Evolving the naval aviation test organization: 1913-1926 -- Marine Corps aviation and Coast Guard aviation develop to support their service missions: 1917-1938 -- Catapults and aircraft carriers: 1917-1926 -- Years of technical advancement and growth: 1930-1935 -- A new Treasury Secretary expands aviation missions: 1934-1938 -- Appendices -- A. Time line of events (1776-1938) -- B. Technology inspired by the first transatlantic flight: 1919-1938 -- C. List of acronyms, abbreviations, and rank structures -- Photographs and document credits.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2012014683
ISBN	9781612511078 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1612511074 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner	General Stacks	VG53 .W66 2012	✔ Available	Place Hold