Harnessing the sky : Frederick "Trap" Trapnell, the U.S. Navy's aviation pioneer, 1923-52

Harnessing the sky : Frederick "Trap" Trapnell, the U.S. Navy's aviation pioneer, 1923-52 /

Harnessing the Sky is one of the best untold stories in 100 years of naval aviation. This biography fills an important void in the history of flight test and explores the legacy of the man who has been called “the godfather of current naval aviation."Vice Admiral Frederick M. Trapnell's ca...

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Main Authors: Trapnell, Frederick M., Jr (Author), Tibbitts, Dana Trapnell (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2015
Subjects:
Trapnell, Frederick M., > 1902-1975.
United States. > Navy > Aviation > Biography.
United States. > Navy > Aviation > History > 20th century.
United States. > Navy > Officers > Biography.
Test pilots > United States > Biography.
Fighter pilots > United States > Biography.
Admirals > United States > Biography.
Airplanes, Military > United States > Flight testing > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Dark storm eastward: Naval Air Station Anacostia, D.C., November 15, 1940
  • The launching, 1902-1925
  • Naval aviation 1911-926, historical interlude
  • Fighter pilot, 1926-1929
  • Test pilot: learning the craft, 1930-1932
  • Airship carriers, 1932-1933
  • Scouting and patrolling, 1934-1940
  • Naval aviation 1930-1940, historical interlude
  • Chief of Flight Test, 1940-1941
  • The desperate gamble, November 1940
  • Flight test at war, 1941-1943
  • High noon in the Pacific, 1943-1945
  • The challenge, 1946
  • The quest, 1946-1950
  • Harnessing the jets, 1946-1949
  • Turmoil, 1949-1952
  • Legacy
  • Epilogue: The new guard.

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