Charles H. Brown (1) (1929–)
Auteur van Dark Sky, Black Sea: Aircraft Carrier Night and All-Weather Operations
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Charles H. Brown, a 1952 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, began flying from carriers in 1955. His first tour as a naval aviator was in VC-35, the only night-attack unit in the Pacific Fleet at that time. During his twenty-three-year flying career, Brown also served with VX-5, a test and tactics toon meer development squadron, where he acted as project pilot and helped direct tests concerned with night and all-weather attack tactics and airplanes. He served as executive and commanding officer of the A-4 squadron VA-112 during the Vietnam War, participating in two deployments of combat flying. Brown retired from the U.S. Navy as a captain in 1973, but continued to work in aviation as an operations analyst with the U.S. Marine Corps and McDonnell Douglas Corporation. He now lives in Arlington, Virginia. toon minder
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Dark Sky, Black Sea: Aircraft Carrier Night and… door Charles H. Brown
One of the aviator's greatest challenges - and fears - is flying from an aircraft carrier in foul weather. With only instruments to guide them, pilots are under constant pressure to keep their aircraft under control. The author of this book knows all about those challenges. A veteran naval aviator, Charles Brown participated in many of the operations he writes about, and he helped develop the tactics that made the operations possible. His book addresses a significant but frequently overlooked part of carrier history: the ability of carrier combat units to fly and fight at night and in any weather condition.… (meer)
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