Kenneth Whiting: Remembering a Forgotten Hero of Naval Aviation and Submarines

by Felix Haynes

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Kenneth Whiting was well-known in the Navy of his day. During his early years after graduating from the Naval Academy, he commanded several early submarines and was known as the first man to escape from a downed submarine. After being trained to fly by Orville Wright, he was the first naval officer to conceptualize a ship that was to become the most important in the US Navy--the aircraft carrier. After submitting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CC7Q8LWH
• ISBN13: 9798887930701
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Page Publishing
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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