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02624aam a2200457 i 4500 001 BEC51C546B5811E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 150306s2015 mdua b 001 0beng 010 $a 2015006810 020 $a 1612518486 020 $a 9781612518480 035 $a (OCoLC)904801171 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d UNA $d BTCTA $d BDX $d CDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a V63.T76 T73 2015 082 04 $a 359.9/4092 $2 23 100 1 $a Trapnell, Frederick M., $c Jr., $e author. 245 10 $a Harnessing the sky : $b Frederick "Trap" Trapnell, the U.S. Navy's aviation pioneer, 1923-52 / $c Frederick M. Trapnell Jr. and Dana Trapnell Tibbitts. 246 30 $a Frederick "Trap" Trapnell, the U.S. Navy's aviation pioneer, 1923-52 246 3 $a "Trap" Trapnell, the U.S. Navy's aviation pioneer, 1923-52 264 1 $a Annapolis, Maryland : $b Naval Institute Press, $c [2015] 300 $a xiii, 238 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Dark storm eastward: Naval Air Station Anacostia, D.C., November 15, 1940 -- The launching, 1902-25 -- Naval aviation 1911-26, historical interlude -- Fighter pilot, 1926-29 -- Test pilot: learning the craft, 1930-32 -- Airship carriers, 1932-33 -- Scouting and patrolling, 1934-40 -- Naval aviation 1930-40, historical interlude -- Chief of Flight Test, 1940-41 -- The desperate gamble, November 1940 -- Flight test at war, 1941-43 -- High noon in the Pacific, 1943-45 -- The challenge, 1946 -- The quest, 1946-50 -- Harnessing the jets, 1946-49 -- Turmoil, 1949-52 -- Legacy -- Epilogue: The new guard. 600 10 $a Trapnell, Frederick M., $d 1902-1975. 610 10 $a United States. $b Navy $x Aviation $v Biography. 650 0 $a Test pilots $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Fighter pilots $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Admirals $z United States $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b Navy $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Airplanes, Military $z United States $x History $x History $y 20th century. 610 10 $a United States. $b Navy $x Officers $v Biography. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations, American. 700 1 $a Tibbitts, Dana Trapnell, $e author. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Trapnell, Frederick M., Jr. $t Harnessing the sky $d Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2015] $z 9781612518558 $w (DLC) 2015010137 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826114754.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=BEC51C546B5811E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search