Wings of Gold : The Story of United States Naval Aviation

248 Pages·1965·33.954 MB·English

by  Roger A. Caras

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In 1910 the U. S. Navy decided that the
airplane was here to stay and appointed
Captain Washington I. Chambers as a one-
man operation to —deal with all aviation
matters. Thereafter as Roger Caras shows
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in this absorbing book progress was swift
and exciting.
By 1913 the Navy was testing aircraft in
submarine spotti—ng and aerial bombing, and
in World War I thanks in part to a far-
seeing young Assistant Secretary of the
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Navy named Franklin D. Roosevelt Navy
aviators were able to sink a dozen German
submarines, develop a full-fledged ace, col-
lect a few Medals of Honor, and generally
act like a fighting air arm.
Wingsof Goldtells the storyofnaval avia-
tion from its modest beginnings up through
the sleek aircraft and nuclear-powered air-
craft carrier of today. The author sees men
and not machines as the real source of
strength and power in our naval air arm, and
he makes this a story first of the airmen and
then oftheirplanes andequipment. He traces
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Copyright 1965 by Roger A. Caras
First Edition
Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 65-15250
This book is for Pamela and for Clay . . .
While still very young and new to the society of men
they looked to the sky, and they looked to the sea.
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And so, when they felt the earth beneath their feet,
they said what the first truly intelligent man had
said, "This is not enough!"
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