Float Planes and Flying Boats

The U.S. Coast Guard and Early Naval Aviation

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With nearly 300 vintage photographs and close to 300 pages of text, retired U.S. Coast Guard aviator Capt. Robert Workman presents a complete picture of naval aviation’s rapid development between 1911 and 1938. Frustrated by the lack of information specifically about the Coast Guard’s aviation heritage, the author undertook research of his own. The result is a balanced look at early naval aviation that, for the first time, gives full credit to the important contributions made by Coast Guardsmen. He shows that it was thanks to their creativity, skill, and determination, along with efforts by the other sea services, that such great strides were possible. Several chapters are devoted to the inventions of the float plane and flying boat and why the flying boat was considered more seaworthy and reliable.

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Editorial Reviews

"In Float Planes and Flying Boats, Robert Workman goes far beyond the subjects implied by the title and covers in carefully presented detail not only the history of early naval aviation, but the detailed history of Coast Guard aviation and its continuing contributions to the defense of the United States and the safety of all its citizens."—Vice Adm. Robert F. Dunn, USN (Ret.)
"Workman has provided a completely fresh perspective on this period. . . . It provides not only an interesting and entertaining read, but can serve as a ready reference source as well. A book that any aviation historian would be proud to have in his collection." —AAHS Flightline, American Aviation Historical Society