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.
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