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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND

• World War I
  • A History of U.S. Naval Aviation (1911-1925) (315 kb) (download as .pdf file)
  • Naval Aviation in World War I (download as .pdf file)
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• World War II
  • Naval Aviation Statistics - World War II (3.7 mb) (download as .pdf file)
  • Data on World War II Aircraft
  • U.S. Naval Aviation in the Pacific (2.7 mb) (download as .pdf file)
  • A Collection of Articles on Naval Aviation in World War II
• Cold War
  • Naval Aviation's Involvement in the Berlin Airlift
  • Cold War Incidents Involving U.S. Navy Aircraft
• Korea
  • Order of Battle for Carriers and Carrier-based Squadrons during the Korean War (download as .pdf file)
  • Patrol Squadron Deployments to Korea During the War
  • Navy and Marine Corps Tactical Aircraft that Operated in the Korean Theater
  • Korean Combat Action Reports for Carriers
  • Korean Combat Action Reports for Carrier Air Groups
  • Data on Korean War Period Aircraft
  • Articles on the Korean War published in Naval Aviation News magazine
  • Articles on the Korean War published in Naval Aviation Confidential Bulletin (now declassified)
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• Vietnam
  • Order of Battle for Carriers and Carrier Based Squadrons in the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) and Vietnam (1964-1975)
• Desert Shield/Desert Storm
  • Order of Battle for Carriers during the Gulf War (download as .pdf file)

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