The ship's company of the USS Wasp mans the rail,spelling out the name of the great naval air station while reporting for duty in earlier, happier times. The book utilizes more than 220 photographs with detailed information in the captions.
Every page has at least one photograph.
Great attention is paid to the particulars concerning aircraft based at Quonset Point, as well as to the more notable naval personalities, including Commodore Dixie Kiefer, and Ensign Jesse Brown, the first black naval aviator, who was killed during the Korean War. For the reader whose interests revolve about naval aviation in general, and the history of Quonset Point in particular, this book is highly recommended as a valuable addition to his library. The video is being readied for airing in the Fall or Winter of 1997. Quonset, considered by many to be the finest industrial naval air station in the world, officially died on April 5, 1974. The Senior Times reviewer, Dr. William Burke, is a vintage aircraft buff and World War II history enthusiast.