Float planes & flying boats
Subtitle: the U.S. Coast Guard and early naval aviation
By: Capt. Robert B. Workman Jr
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781612511078
Subjects: United States. Coast Guard; Seaplanes; United States; Aviation; United States. Navy; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Emergence of naval aviation; title: Naval aviation conception and birth: 1898-1912; title: Development and growth: 1913-1919; title: First transatlantic flight NC flying boats; title: design and assembly: 1918; title: First transatlantic flight NC flying boats shakedown: 1918-1919; title: First transatlantic flight: 1919; title: Evolving the naval aviation test organization: 1913-1926; title: Marine Corps aviation and Coast Guard aviation develop to support their service missions: 1917-1938; title: Catapults and aircraft carriers: 1917-1926; title: Years of technical advancement and growth: 1930-1935; title: A new Treasury Secretary expands aviation missions: 1934-1938; title: Appendices; title: A. Time line of events (1776-1938); title: B. Technology inspired by the first transatlantic flight: 1919-1938; title: C. List of acronyms, abbreviations, and rank structures; title: Photographs and document credits.