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Winged Brothers

By Snowden, Ernest M

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Winged Brothers

By Snowden, Ernest M

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Winged Brothers recounts the service exploits of two brothers over more than forty years of naval aviation history in both peace and war. They were deeply committed to each other and to advancing their chosen profession, but due to the vast difference in their ages and the fourteen years between their respective graduations from the U.S. Naval Academy, they experienced carrier aviation from very different perspectives. The older brother, Ernest, entered naval aviation in an era of open-cockpit biplanes when the Navy's operations from aircraft carriers were still taking form when Fleet Problems were still the primary means of determining aviation's warfighting utility and proving its merits to the fleet. Macon's story guides the reader through the Navy's transition from piston-engine aircraft to jets. For the entirety of their time in uniform, the one constant was a close fraternal bond that saw Ernest as mentor and Macon as devoted admirer and protégé, only to see those roles recede as the younger brother's achievements transcended those of the older brother. Through personal letters, official reports, first-hand accounts, and first-person interviews, their symbiotic relationship is revealed to the reader.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
282
Release Date:
2025-08-05
Publication Date:
2025-08-05
Publisher:
Naval Institute Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798892410168
Weight:
462 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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