Research Catalog

Title

Splendid vision, unswerving purpose : developing air power for the United States Air Force during the first century of powered flight.

Publication

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio : History Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command ; [Washington, D.C.?] : Air Force History and Museums Program, U.S. Air Force : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2002.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Aeronautical Systems Center (U.S.). History Office.
• Air Force History and Museums Program (U.S.)

Description

xvii, 507 p. : ill. (some col.); 31 cm.

Alternative Title

Century of air and space power: timeline.

Subject

• Airplanes, Military > United States > Design and construction
• Air defenses > United States > History > Chronology > Charts, diagrams, etc
• Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) > Research

Note

• Shipping list no.: 2003-0161-P (book).

With (note)

• Issued with: chart "A century of air and space power: timeline", shipping list no. 2003-0031-P, classed as D 301.76/5:T 48/2, item no. 0421-E-05.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The view from Huffman Prairie : the Wrights and their flying machine -- The cradle of aviation : McCook Field -- Building a firm foundation : the establishment of Wright Field -- Forging an Air Force : flight vehicle and aeronautical materiel, 1917-1951 -- Pioneering Air Force acquisition : a work in progress -- From air power to aerospace dominance : aerospace systems development, 1951-2003 -- whetting the cutting edge : aerospace science and engineering.

Call Number

JSG 06-71

ISBN

0160675995

LCCN

2002153912

OCLC

51095433

Title

Splendid vision, unswerving purpose : developing air power for the United States Air Force during the first century of powered flight.

Imprint

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio : History Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command ; [Washington, D.C.?] : Air Force History and Museums Program, U.S. Air Force : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2002.

With:

Issued with: chart "A century of air and space power: timeline", shipping list no. 2003-0031-P, classed as D 301.76/5:T 48/2, item no. 0421-E-05.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Aeronautical Systems Center (U.S.). History Office.

Air Force History and Museums Program (U.S.)

Added Title

Century of air and space power: timeline.

Gpo Item No.

0422-M-01

Sudoc No.

D 301.82/7:C 33

Research Call Number

JSG 06-71