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A quintessential reference work on Naval Aviation. Designed to provide naval personnel, historians and aviation enthusiasts with a general background on Naval Aviation history, this chronology highlights the significant events and developments that shaped Naval Aviation from 1910 to 1995 and covers all aspects of Naval Aviation, including operational activities, technical developments and administrative changes. The thirty-four appendices cover many of the commonly requested subjects or data on Naval Aviation, including aviation commands, medal of honor recipients, aces, cold war incidents involving Navy aircraft, and post World War II combat deployments.