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Book SynopsisLess than five years after Naval Aviation led the forces that defeated Imperial Japan that very organization was in serious trouble. The force had been drastically reduced and, despite the Korean War, growing sentiment supported by no less than the chairman of the Joint Chiefs argued that the new Air Force could do anything Naval Aviation might be required to do. Meanwhile, the Naval Aviation mishap rate soared. The very survival of Naval Aviation was at stake. It took fifty years to turn this around.
Today, in spite of hot wars, cold wars, contingencies, and peacetime operations in support of friends and allies, the Navy and Marine Corps accident rate is at least as good as that of the Air Force, and it approaches that of commercial aviation.
Gear Up, Mishaps Down explains that this accomplishment was achieved through dedicated and professional leadership, a focus on lessons learned from mishaps and near-mishaps, a willingness to learn from other enterprises, and by training, maintenance, supply and more.
Trade Review"Admiral Dunn has added immensely to our knowledge of how to decrease mishaps in the naval aviation community. His book is on that every squadron commander should read, reread and take to heart." — The Daybook“The book does an admirable job of identifying the technical, cultural, and political issues that drove the need for enhanced and standardized flight safety.” — Air Space and Power Journal
