The Reminiscences of Capt. Ralph S. Barnaby, USN (Ret.): 1893-1986
Author:   Ralph S. Barnaby ,  John T. Mason
Publisher:   Naval Institute Press
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9781682690642


Pages:   64
Publication Date:   04 July 2019
Format:   Hardback
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The Reminiscences of Capt. Ralph S. Barnaby, USN (Ret.): 1893-1986


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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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Author:   Ralph S. Barnaby ,  John T. Mason
Publisher:   Naval Institute Press
Imprint:   Naval Institute Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.50cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.449kg
ISBN:  

9781682690642


ISBN 10:   1682690644
Pages:   64
Publication Date:   04 July 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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