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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND

Historical Data on Naval Aviation

• U.S. Navy Squadron Designations and Abbreviations
• U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Aces
• Repositories with Naval Aviation Records (download as .pdf file)
• Naval Aviation's Involvement in the Berlin Airlift
• Naval Aviation Monographs (a short book, article or paper written on a particular subject)
• Naval Aviation Books (published by the Naval Aviation History Branch)

The following data files on Naval Aviation are excerpts from the book United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995. They are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format and include photographs.

• The History of Naval Aviator and Naval Aviation Pilot Designations and Numbers, The Training of Naval Aviators and the Number Trained (Designated)
• Aviation Commands
• Aviation Ships
• Aircraft on Hand
• Aircraft Designations and Popular Names
• Combat Aircraft Procured
• Transport and Training Aircraft
• Naval Helicopters
• Bureau (Serial) Numbers of Naval Aircraft
• Aviation Personnel on Active Duty
• Navy and Marine Corps Air Stations and Fields Named for Naval Aviators and Others
• Ships Named for Naval Aviators
• Medal of Honor Awards in Naval Aviation
• Aviation Ratings
• Evolution of Carrier Air Groups and Wings
• U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Squadron Designations and Abbreviations
• The Navy in Space
• Honorary Naval Aviator Designations
• Naval Aviation Hall of Honor
• Evolution of Navy Wings
• List of Naval Aviation Drones and Missiles
• U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Aces
• Visual Identification System for Naval Aircraft (Tail Codes)
• Current Squadron Lineage List (How to Trace Squadron Lineage)
• Carrier, Carrier Based Squadrons and Non-Carrier Based Squadron Deployments During the Korean War
• Carrier, Carrier Based Squadrons and Non-Carrier Based Squadron Deployments to Vietnam
• Grenada Combat Operations (25 October-2 November 1983
• Carrier Squadrons and Non-Carrier Based Squadrons Involved in 1986 Libyan Operations (24 March-15 April 1986)
• Naval Aviation Units Involved in the Persian Gulf War (16 January-27 February 1991)
• List of Early Naval Jet Pilots
• List of Early Helicopter Pilots
• Gray Eagle Award
• List of Navy and Marine Corps Shoot Downs Since 1950
• Cold War Incidents Involving U.S. Navy Aircraft