The Story of American Aviation
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1. Front matter2. The Story of AMERICAN AVIATION by JIM RAY3. FOREWORD4. INTRODUCTION5. THE BEGINNINGS OF AMERICAN AVIATION6. AVIATION IN AMERICA IN ITS EARLY DAYS7. FIRST ARMY AIRPLANE8. AMERICA BECOMES AIR-MINDED9. THE ARMY AND NAVY SPREAD THEIR WINGS10. UNITED STATES MILITARY AND NAVAL AVIATION WORLD WAR I11. THE FIRST TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT12. MEN AND MACHINES WORLD WAR I13. THE FIRST AIR MAIL14. PRECISION BOMBING IS BORN15. THE U. S. NAVY’S FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER16. THE FIRST FLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD17. AIR PROGRESS18. AMERICA’S FIRST ALL-METAL TRANSPORT19. BETTER POWER FOR AMERICA’S AIRPLANES20. RECORD-MAKING FOKKER TRI-MOTOR TRANSPORT PLANE21. AIR TRANSPORT GROWS22. DONALD DOUGLAS’ DREAM COMES TRUE23. SAFETY IN FLIGHT24. LUXURY AIRLINERS AND SKYSLEEPERS MAKE AIR TRAVEL AN ACCEPTED FACT25. PAN AMERICAN CLIPPERS CONQUER PACIFIC SKIES26. PAN AMERICAN CLIPPER INAUGURATES AMERICA’S FIRST TRANSATLANTIC AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE27. PRIVATE PLANES28. SUPERCHARGERS AND SUPER-AIRLINERS29. AIR POWER FOR WORLD WAR II30. NAVAL AVIATION 1922-193531. SHIPBOARD FIGHTERS32. BATTLESHIP OF THE AIR33. NAVAL AVIATION GETS READY34. THE U. S. NAVY’S FIRST LONG-RANGE FLYING BOATS35. TECHNICAL PROGRESS IN THE U. S. ARMY AIR CORPS IN THE THIRTIES36. ARMY ATTACK AVIATION AND TRAINING37. SUPER-FIGHTER38. MAN-MADE THUNDERBOLTS RIP WIDE A PATH TO VICTORY39. SUPERFORTRESS40. NAVAL AVIATION IN THE EARLY MONTHS OF WORLD WAR II41. THE U. S. NAVY’S DEADLIEST FIGHTER PLANE42. DIVE-BOMBER43. OUR FLYING NAVY44. AËRIAL ARMADA45. POSTWAR AVIATION46. INDEX OF PERSONS