Naval Aviation in World War I (PDF only)

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Naval Aviation in World War I

by Adrian O. Van Wyen, Historian, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) and the

Editors of Naval Aviation News

Issued by the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

Published by the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C., 1969

Military Reference Library #L350

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This is a compilation of the monthly series of articles on Naval Aviation in World War I published in Naval Aviation News which was started in the April 1967 issue.

Contents

In the Beginning
The First Three Months: April, May, June 1917 (Chronology)
First Naval Aviation Unit in France
Aviation Ground Schools at MIT
The First Yale Unit
Trained by the Royal Flying Corps
Pigeons and Pilot Trainers
Three More Months: July, August, September 1917 (Chronology)
The Navy Builds an Aircraft Factory
The First Lighter-Than-Air Class at Akron
After Six Months of War (Chronology)
WWI Diary Recounts Air/Sea Saga
Naval Aircraft of World War I: A Portfolio
The Second Yale Unit
At the Turn of the Year (Chronology)
U.S. National Markings in WWI
After One Year of War (Chronology)
Rare Birds
The Lewis Gun
The Davis Gun
Developing the Flying Bomb
The Evolution of the Aviation Green Working Uniform
The Origin of Navy Wings
The War Against the U-Boat
A Medal of Honor Exploit
July, August, September 1918 (Chronology)
The Navy's First Ace
The Northern Bombing Group
At the End

92 pages
128 photos
1 illustration

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