The Fleet Angels Of Lakehurst

Author : Barbara Marriott
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ISBN 13 : 9781624320002
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fleet Angels of Lakehurst written by Barbara Marriott and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a crisp afternoon, 1 April 1948, the future of naval aviation was changed forever. Standing near the hangar that once housed the Hindenburg, Captain Clayton Marcy read the orders that established the first two fleet-operational helicopter squadrons. Lakehurst, New Jersey, became the home of Helicopter Utility Squadron Two (HU-2) and for the next 20 years, operating from icebreakers, cruisers and aircraft carriers, they moved thousands of tons of cargo, provided support for scientific research missions and completed over 2,000 at-sea rescues. This is the story of their missions, from the mundane to the heroic saving of lives. Dispersed throughout is some of the quirky humor that got them through many difficult and dangerous times. It is an insight into the aviation pioneers known as The Fleet Angels of Lakehurst.

Author : Barbara Marriott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781611793963
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fleet Angels written by Barbara Marriott and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For twenty-five years, Helicopter Utility Squadron Two (HU-2) called the Naval Air Station Lakehurst home. They did good in Lakehurst, but their best work was done at sea aboard navy ships where they completed a number of missions, including their primary job: that of saving lives. For this, they earned the name Fleet Angels. Here is their history, their struggles, their heroics, and their humor. Some of the stories came from reports, and some from magazines and books. But the best--the ones that show the heart, courage, and determination of these sailors to get the job done, regardless of the cost--came from the men and women themselves who sent in their recollections for this book.

Author : Kevin Pace
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738511603
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Naval Air Station, Lakehurst written by Kevin Pace and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rare photographs and material from the archives of the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society chronicle more than eighty-five years of base activity."--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Barbara Marriott
Publisher : Fireship Press
ISBN 13 : 1732030502
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fleet Angels written by Barbara Marriott and published by Fireship Press. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 4.5px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 12.0px 'Minion Pro'} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 9.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 12.0px 'Minion Pro'} p.p3 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 4.5px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 11.0px 'Minion Pro'} For twenty-five years, Helicopter Utility Squadron Two (HU-2) called the Naval Air Station Lakehurst home. They did good in Lakehurst, but their best work was done at sea aboard navy ships where they completed a number of missions, including their primary job: that of saving lives. For this, they earned the name Fleet Angels. Here is their history, their struggles, their heroics, and their humor. Some of the stories came from reports, and some from magazines and books. But the best—the ones that show the heart, courage, and determination of these sailors to get the job done, regardless of the cost—came from the men and women themselves who sent in their recollections for this book. “This book is comprehensive and compelling story about U.S. Naval Helicopter history. It is a tribute to the success of helicopter community and the aircrafts unique operations as well as its life saving capabilities. Barbara Marriott has created a great read and educationally important portrayal of the ingenious people who make up the U. S. Naval helicopter community.” —Captain Gene Pellerin (USN Retired)

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Total Pages : 55 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War History of U. S. Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey written by and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Naval Aviation News written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bob Barrage
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1732956103
Total Pages : 742 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Birdville School; A Portrait of Small-Town America in the 20th Century written by Bob Barrage and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birdville School opened in 1922 on the corner of two dirt roads at the edge of a fallow farm. Over the next 67 school years it witnessed, and influenced, the unfolding story of the town that grew up around it, amid flood, brushfire, blizzard, tornado, and earthquake; poverty and prosperity; war, peace, and cold war; and even the collapse of the earth beneath its foundations. Its auditorium and cafeteria hosted PTA meetings, plays, movies, concerts, basketball tournaments, holiday parties, Girl Scout and Boy Scout meetings, polio vaccination clinics, and war-time rationing registrations and scrap-collection drives. Local sand-lot softball, baseball, and football teams competed in the same surrounding fields that swarmed with gleeful children at recess, and that echoed with the roar of low-flying aircrafts snagging mailbags on their tail hooks. Among its staff were thespians, musicians, firemen, outdoorsmen, and athletes, including a singer who performed in the Coolidge White House, a candidate for the state legislature, an army medic, and a ball player who faced off against the Homestead Grays and the Pittsburgh Pirates. By the time classes concluded for the last time in 1989, thousands of children - including the author - had benefitted from the care, instruction, and example of the Birdville School family. This book is a feeble tribute to those who made us who we are.

Author : Ronald M. Williamson and Emily Savoca
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467111058
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Naval Air Station Jacksonville written by Ronald M. Williamson and Emily Savoca and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Naval Air Station Jacksonville was commissioned on October 15, 1940, and has trained tens of thousands of naval aviators throughout its long history. Located along the banks of the St. Johns River, the site and the weather conditions make the base a premier aviation facility. Initially conducting primary and seaplane training, it expanded to training pilots in almost every type of aircraft the Navy has flown. The Navy's elite precision aviators, the Blue Angels, were formed at the base in 1946. Today, as a master anti submarine base, it remains home to 15 aviation squadrons; some 115 tenant commands and almost 20,000 military, civilian, and contract employees work at the station daily.

Author : William F Trimble
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612514286
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Admiral William A. Moffett written by William F Trimble and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2014-10-29 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Naval aviation historian William F. Trimble provides a clear and detailed portrait of the man who took on the challenge of forming an aeronautical bureau within the U.S. Navy in 1921 and then nurtured the early development of naval aviation. Describing Admiral William A. Moffett as one of the first high-ranking naval officers to appreciate the importance of the airplane and the effect it would have on the fleet, the author contends that the admiral's strong background as a surface officer gave him a credibility and trust with his superiors that others could not match. The author attributes Moffett's desire to keep aviation as part of the fleet, along with his diplomacy, tenacity, and political and military savvy, to the success of the infant air arm during its formative years. In striking contrast to the tactics of Army Gen. Billy Mitchell, Moffett's handling of the loyalty issue and other politically sensitive topics saved the Navy's air arm, according to Trimble. The book is equally candid about the admiral's shortcomings, including his heavy-handed support for airships, a technological dead end that squandered millions and led to Moffett's death in 1933 when he went down with the airship Akron during a storm.

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Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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