The Reminiscences of Capt. Ralph S. Barnaby, USN (Ret.): 1893-1986 - Couverture rigide

 
9781682690642: The Reminiscences of Capt. Ralph S. Barnaby, USN (Ret.): 1893-1986
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ISBN 10 : 1682690644 ISBN 13 : 9781682690642
Editeur : Naval Institute Press, 2019

Synopsis

Barnaby was the first person in the United States to earn a soaring license. He began developing gliders not long after the pioneering work of Orville and Wilbur Wright. The memoir of his naval service focuses primarily on his glider experiences, including his achievement as the first person to descend by glider from an airship, the USS Los Angeles (ZR-3), in 1930 He later used gliders in naval aviation training at Pensacola, Florida. During World War II he was an engineer at the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia and commanding officer of the Naval Air Modification Unit at Johnsville, Pennsylvania.

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Éditeur
Naval Institute Press
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1682690644
ISBN 13 
9781682690642
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
64
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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