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Author | : Wynn F. Foster |
Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
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To tell the tragic story of this terrible fire, Wynn Foster, an attack pilot who flew missions from the Oriskany, draws on his firsthand knowledge of the ship and her systems, extensive documentary research, and in-depth interviews with survivors."
Author | : Kenneth V. Killmeyer |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 651 |
Release | : 2018-07-24 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1546248579 |
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In March of 1967, Ken Killmeyer became a crew member of USS Forrestal CVA-59, the first of the super aircraft carriers. In 1995, Ken was offered the position of historian of the USS Forrestal Association. During his time as a historian, Ken began collecting personal experience narratives of crew members who were aboard along with him during the worst naval disaster to befall a ship since World War II. Ken has combined those stories with USS Forrestals deck logs and the official investigation report into the cause of the Forrestal fire and has given the reader an undeniable window into this devastating event. Ken takes the reader on a journey like none other, from high above the busy flight deck on the navigation bridge down to deep within Forrestals hull in the hot, steamy engine rooms. The reader will hear from the crew in their own words what they experienced before, during, and after this most tragic day in the lives of USS Forrestals Westpac 1967 crew. Further interest in USS Forrestal can be obtained using the following source: USS Forrestal Association Inc., www.USS-Forrestal.com Facebook.com, USS Forrestal CVA-59, CV-59, and AVT-59 Facebook.com, USS Forrestal CV-59 Facebook.com USS Forrestal AVT-59 Decommission Facebook.com USS Forrestal Crew Members
Author | : Darren Sapp |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2014-11-22 |
Genre | : Aircraft carriers |
ISBN | : 9780692326541 |
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An American supercarrier flight deck is considered by many to be one of the most dangerous places on earth. Multi-million dollar aircraft launching, landing, and taxiing in the space of a few football fields, all orchestrated by a control tower and flight deck crew whose average age is nineteen. Brian Donley survived boot camp and completed aircraft firefighter training to serve as a yellow shirt on the flight deck of the USS William Halsey. Would his training, will, and courage equip him for the most challenging day of his life? (from the book back cover)
Author | : Peter Fey |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2018-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1640120092 |
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Strategy and reality collide in Peter Fey’s gripping history of aircraft carrier USS Oriskany’s three deployments to Vietnam with Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16). Its tours coincided with the most dangerous phases of Operation Rolling Thunder, the ill-fated bombing campaign against North Vietnam, and accounted for a quarter of all the naval aircraft lost during Rolling Thunder—the highest loss rate of any carrier air wing during Vietnam. The Johnson administration’s policy of gradually applied force meant that Oriskany arrived on station just as previous restrictions were lifted and bombing raids increased. As a result CVW-16 pilots paid a heavy price as they ventured into areas previously designated “off limits” by Washington DC. Named after one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War, the Oriskany lived up to its name. After two years of suffering heavy losses, the ship caught fire—a devastating blow given the limited number of carriers deployed. With only three months allotted for repairs, Oriskany deployed a third and final time and ultimately lost more than half of its aircraft and more than a third of its pilots. The valor and battle accomplishments displayed by Oriskany’s aviators are legendary, but the story of their service has been lost in the disastrous fray of the war itself. Fey portrays the Oriskany and its heroes in an indelible memorial to the fallen of CVW-16 in hopes that the lessons learned from such strategic disasters are not forgotten in today’s sphere of war-bent politics.
Author | : Robert C. Stem |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 441 |
Release | : 2010-03-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473814219 |
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By late 1944 the war in the Pacific had turned decisively against the Japanese, and overwhelming Allied forces began to close in on the home islands. At this point Japan unveiled a terrifying new tactic: the suicide attack, or Kamikaze, named after the Divine Wind which had once before, in medieval times, saved Japan from invasion. Intentionally crashing bomb-laden aircraft into Allied warships, these piloted guided missiles at first seemed unstoppable, calling into question the naval strategy on which the whole war effort was based.This book looks at the origins of the campaign, at its strategic goals, the organization of the Japanese special attack forces, and the culture that made suicide not just acceptable, but honourable. Inevitably, much mythology has grown up around the subject, and the book attempts to sort the wheat from the chaff. One story that does stand up is the reported massive stock-piling of kamikaze aircraft for use against any Allied invasion of the home islands, if the atomic bombs had not forced Japans surrender.However, its principal focus is on the experience of those in the Allied fleets on the receiving end of this peculiarly alien and unnerving weapon how they learnt to endure and eventually counter a threat whose potential was over-estimated, by both sides. In this respect, it has a very modern resonance.
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Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Fires |
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Author | : Thomas M. Barnes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Aircraft carriers |
ISBN | : |
Download Aviation Boatswain's Mate E 1 & C. Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ships |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 1951 |
Genre | : Ships |
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Author | : United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1967 |
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Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Appropriations Committee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1770 |
Release | : 1961 |
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