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WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060

United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995

Table of Contents

(the following files are in .pdf, see note at bottom of this page)

• Welcome Section for United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995 (38 kb file)
• Title page, Contents, Foreword, Preface, Acknowledgements and Glossary (95 kb file)
• Part 1 A Few Pioneers 1898-1916 (634 kb file)
• Part 2 Test of Strength 1917-1919 (618 kb file)
• Part 3 The Twenties 1920-1929 (844 kb file)
• Part 4 The Thirties 1930-1939 (661 kb file)
• Part 5 World War II 1940-1945 (1.3 mb file)
• Part 6 Postwar Years 1946-1949 (674 kb file)
• Part 7 Korean Operations 1950-1953 (607 kb file)
• Part 8 The New Navy 1954-1959 (772 kb file)
• Part 9 The Sixth Decade 1960-1969 (1.5 mb file)
• Part 10 The Seventies 1970-1980 (1.1 mb file)
• Part 11 The Diamond Anniversary Decade 1981-1990 (779 kb file)
• Part 12 The First Half of the Nineties 1991-1995 (694 kb file)
• Appendix 1 The History of Naval Aviator and Naval Aviation Pilot Designations and Numbers, The Training of Naval Aviators and the Number Trained (Designated) (700 kb file)
• Appendix 2 Aviation Commands (186 kb file)
• Appendix 3 Aviation Ships (288 kb file)
• Appendix 4 Aircraft on Hand (27 kb file)
• Appendix 5 Aircraft Designations and Popular Names (218 kb file)
• Appendix 6 Combat Aircraft Procured (98 kb file)
• Appendix 7 Transport and Training Aircraft (202 kb file)
• Appendix 8 Naval Helicopters (63 kb file)
• Appendix 9 Bureau (Serial) Numbers of Naval Aircraft (340 kb file)
• Appendix 10 Aviation Personnel on Active Duty (22 kb file)
• Appendix 11 Navy and Marine Corps Air Stations and Fields Named for Naval Aviators and Others (38 kb file)
• Appendix 12 Ships Named for Naval Aviators (39 kb file)
• Appendix 13 Medal of Honor Awards in Naval Aviation (41 kb file)
• Appendix 14 Aviation Ratings (61 kb file)
• Appendix 15 Evolution of Carrier Air Groups and Wings (49 kb file)
• Appendix 16 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Squadron Designations and Abbreviations (114 kb file)
• Appendix 17 The Navy in Space (122 kb file)
• Appendix 18 Honorary Naval Aviator Designations (106 kb file)
• Appendix 19 Naval Aviation Hall of Honor (19 kb file)
• Appendix 20 Evolution of Navy Wings (314 kb file)
• Appendix 21 List of Naval Aviation Drones and Missiles(51 kb file)
• Appendix 22 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Aces (42 kb file)
• Appendix 23 Visual Identification System for Naval Aircraft (Tail Codes) (116 kb file)
• Appendix 24 Current Squadron Lineage List (How to Trace Squadron Lineage) (56 kb file)
• Appendix 25 Carrier, Carrier Based Squadrons and Non-Carrier Based Squadron Deployments During the Korean War(36 kb file)
• Appendix 26 Carrier, Carrier Based Squadrons and Non-Carrier Based Squadron Deployments to Vietnam (139 kb file)
• Appendix 27 Grenada Combat Operations (25 October-2 November 1983 (22 kb file)
• Appendix 28 Carrier Squadrons and Non-Carrier Based Squadrons Involved in 1986 Libyan Operations (24 March-15 April 1986) (76 kb file)
• Appendix 29 Naval Aviation Units Involved in the Persian Gulf War (16 January-27 February 1991) (21 kb file)
• Appendix 30 List of Early Naval Jet Pilots (81 kb file)
• Appendix 31 List of Early Helicopter Pilots (92 kb file)
• Appendix 32 Gray Eagle Award (84 kb file)
• Appendix 33 List of Navy and Marine Corps Shoot Downs Since 1950(65 kb file)
• Appendix 34 Cold War Incidents Involving U.S. Navy Aircraft (24 kb file)

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6 July 1999