"Among the world's military air arms, United States Marine Corps Aviation occupies a tactical niche. This comprehensive survey provides the history, technical specifications, drawings, and photographs of every type of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft used by Marine Air from its origins prior to World War I up to current operations"-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction: The emergence of Marine Corps Aviation -- Fixed-wing tactical aircraft -- Fixed-wing transport, trainer and utility aircraft -- Rotary-wing aircraft -- Appendix I: Unmanned air systems -- Appendix II: Aviation-related ships -- Appendix III: Aviation installations -- Appendix IV: Aircraft squadrons and aircraft assignments -- Appendix V: Aviation unit organization -- Appendix VI: Organization of expeditionary and amphibious operations -- Appendix VII: Aircraft weapons and tactics -- Appendix VIII: Aviation designations, terms and abbreviations.