Carrier Air Group Commanders: The Men and Their Machines

by Robert L. Lawson

The study of the U.S. Navy's air group and air wing commanders is a study of carrier aviation itself. This detailed volume presents a history of the establishment of the carrier air group commander billet and the attendant formal air groups. The book is divided into four sections: Section One "A Historical Overview," presents an overview of naval aviation history from 1898 to 1922, when the U.S. Navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier USS Langley...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764310356
• ISBN13: 9780764310355
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.