Ebook: Harnessing the Sky Frederick ''Trap'' Trapnell, the U.S. Navy's Aviation Pioneer, 1923-1952

Table of Contents; List of Illustrations ; Preface ; Acknowledgments; 1. Dark Storm Eastward: Naval Air Station Anacostia, D.C., November 15, 1940; 2. The Launching, 1902-25; 3. Naval Aviation, 1911-26, Historical Interlude ; 4. Fighter Pilot, 1926-29; 5. Test Pilot, Learning the Craft, 1930-32; 6. Airship Carriers, 1932-33; 7. Scouting and Patrolling, 1934-40; 8. Naval Aviation 1930-40, Historical Interlude ; 9. Chief of Flight Test, 1940-41; 10. The Desperate Gamble, November 1940 ; 11. Flight Test at War, 1941-43; 12. High Noon in the Pacific, 1943-45; 13. The Challenge, 1946.