United States Marine Corps aircraft since 1913 / E.R. Johnson ; drawings by Lloyd S. Jones ; foreword by Thomas E. Doll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, E. R., 1948- author.

Contributor:

Jones, Lloyd S., 1931-2020, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Marine Corps--Aviation--History.

United States.

United States. Marine Corps.

Airplanes, Military--United States--History.

Airplanes, Military.

Aeronautics.

History.

Armed Forces--Aviation.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 580 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Summary:

"Among the world's military air arms, United States Marine Corps Aviation occupies a tactical niche. This comprehensive survey provides the history, technical specifications, drawings, and photographs of every type of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft used by Marine Air from its origins prior to World War I up to current operations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The emergence of Marine Corps Aviation

Fixed-wing tactical aircraft

Fixed-wing transport, trainer and utility aircraft

Rotary-wing aircraft

Appendix I: Unmanned air systems

Appendix II: Aviation-related ships

Appendix III: Aviation installations

Appendix IV: Aircraft squadrons and aircraft assignments

Appendix V: Aviation unit organization

Appendix VI: Organization of expeditionary and amphibious operations

Appendix VII: Aircraft weapons and tactics

Appendix VIII: Aviation designations, terms and abbreviations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476663470

1476663475

OCLC:

1022976725