Fly Navy: Naval Aviators and Carrier Aviation: A History Hardcover - 2001

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How does it feel to sit aboard a thirty-ton jet and be literally hurled over a ship's bow at 140 miles per hour? And how does a deck crew coordinate their efforts to achieve such a feat every thirty seconds? Offering a rare glimpse of life onboard an aircraft carrier, Fly Navy paints a vivid and often hair-raising portrait of military aircraft carriers and carrier crews, and of the planes and pilots who depend on them. Based on archival research and interviews with veterans and contemporary carrier personnel, this stunning volume tells the story of the aircraft carrier -- from the first ramshackle seaplane carriers to today's nuclear-powered supercarriers -- and celebrates their undeniable impact on modern warfare.
-- Includes detailed coverage of the key carrier actions of World War II, with first-hand observations from veteran seamen, along with sections on carrier action during the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Falklands campaign, and the Gulf War.-- Full descriptions of great carriers and the planes that flew from them -- from Swordfish biplanes to the Hellcats of World War II to the Harriers of today
-- Illuminated with more than 200 full-color and archival images