United States Naval Aviation, 1910-1995

The following are sections from the book United States Naval Aviation, 1910-1995 published by the Naval Aviation History Office.  This work has been placed in the public domain and is included here as an excellent research resource on most aspects of the United States Navy and Marine Corp aviation history.  The following sections are PDF files of the chapters and appendices for this excellent work (please note that some of these files are quite large and may take some time to download.).

NAVAL AVIATION HISTORY

• A Few Pioneers, 1898-1916  
• Test of Strength, 1917-1919
• The Twenties, 1920-1929
• The Thirties, 1930-1939
• World War II, 1940-1945
• Postwar Years, 1946-1949
• Korean Operations, 1950-1953
• The New Navy, 1954-1959
• The Sixth Decade, 1960-1969
• The Seventies, 1970-1980
• The Diamond Anniversary Decade, 1981-1990
• The First Half of the Nineties, 1991-1995

Reference Sections

• Naval Aviator & Pilot Designations and Number
• Aviation Commands
• Aviation Ships
• Aircraft on Hand
• Aircraft Designations and Popular Names
• Combat Aircraft Procured
• Transport and Training Aircraft
• Naval Helicopter
• Bureau (Serial) Number of Naval Aircraft
• Aviation Personnel on Active Duty
• Navy and Marine Corp Air Stations and Fields Named for Naval Aviators and Others
• Ships Named for Naval Aviators
• Medal of Honor Awards in Naval Aviation
• Aviation Ratings
• Evolutions of Carrier Air Groups and Wings
• US Navy & Marine Corp Squadron Designations and Abbreviations
• Navy in Space
• Honorary Naval Aviator Designations
• Naval Aviation Hall of Honor
• Evolution of Naval Wings (Breast Insignia)
• List of Naval Aviation Drones and Missiles
• US Navy and Marine Corps Aces
• Visual Identification Systems for Naval Aircraft (Tail Codes)
• Current Squadron Lineage List
• Carrier, Carrier Based Squadrons & Non-Carrier based Squadrons during the Korean War
• Carrier, Carrier Based Squadrons & Non-Carrier based Squadrons Deployments to Viet Nam
• Grenada Combat Operations
• Carrier, Carrier Based Squadrons & Non-Carrier based Squadrons Involved in 1986 Libyan Operation
• Naval Aviation Units Involved in the Persian Gulf War
• List of Early Naval Jet Pilots
• List of Early Helicopter Pilots
• Grey Eagle Award
• List of Navy & Marines Shoot Downs Since 1950
• Cold War Incidents Involving US Navy Aircraft