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Chronology of Significant Events in Naval Aviation

The following Naval Aviation Chronology files are excerpts from the book United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995. They are in Adobe Acrobat's .pdf format and include photographs. You will need the Acrobat Reader, downloadable free from Adobe, to view the book's .pdf files. NOTE: You must use Adobe's Acrobat Reader 4.0 or greater for successful viewing of the book's .pdf files.

• 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)

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8 November 2000