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Description of  The Official Monogram U.S. Navy & Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide, Vol 1: 1911-1939

In this first volume of a four-volume set, the author brings to the stage a great deal of new information, photographs and striking graphics which amplify the exceedingly colorful period of American naval aviation from 1911 to 1939. The author has uncovered many obscure directives and regulations which shed new light on US Naval and Marine Corps aircraft colors and insignia. Yet, he has successfully brought together this myriad of technical material into an easy to follow presentation culminating in this volume. 284 photographs, 11 color photographs, 21 color illustrations, 48 color unit insignia, 16 paint chips.