| ID | 111117 |
| Title Proper | Six amazing years |
| Other Title Information | RAGs, NATOPS, and more |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Dunn, Robert F |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the early 1950s the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps were suffering near-catastrophic
accident rates. In 1954 alone the Navy/Marine Corps accident rate was almost
fifty-five major mishaps per hundred thousand flight hours, meaning that 776
aircraft and 535 aviators were lost. This was unsustainable. Two British inventions, the angled flight deck and the optical landing system, ameliorated the
problems of flying jet aircraft at sea, but widespread safety problems persisted,
not only in carrier operations but in shore-based operations as well. It was apparent that beyond carrier modifications and other technological fixes, there
were institutional changes that needed to be made. This article chronicles several of these changes at a critical period in the service's history. |
| `In' analytical Note | Naval War College Review Vol. 64, No.3; Summer 2011: p.98-110 |
| Journal Source | Naval War College Review Vol. 64, No.3; Summer 2011: p.98-110 |
| Key Words | US Navy ; Marine Corps ; United States ; NATOPS |