William Adger Moffett (October 31, 1869 – April 4, 1933) was an American admiral and Medal of Honor recipient known as the architect of naval aviation...
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air reconnaissance was put forth by the futuristic Rear Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his efforts, two Naval Air Stations were commissioned in...
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Moffett Federal Airfield (IATA: NUQ, ICAO: KNUQ, FAA LID: NUQ), also known as Moffett Field, is a joint civil-military airport located in an unincorporated...
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Donald Warren Moffett (born October 26, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actor. Moffett began his career in stage productions in Chicago...
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William Andrew Moffett (January 25, 1933 – February 20, 1995): B8 was a historian and librarian who was named "100 of the Most Important Leaders We Had...
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Moffett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Charles Moffett (1929–1997), American free jazz drummer Charnett Moffett (1967–2022), American...
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USS Moffett (DD-362) was a Porter-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral William Moffett. Moffett was laid down 2 January...
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Thomas William Moffett (3 June 1820 – 6 July 1908) was an Irish scholar and educationalist, who served as president of Queen's College Galway. Moffett was...
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organizations. The first Chief of BuAer was Rear Admiral William A. Moffett (1869–1933), a Medal of Honor recipient and battleship commander who had...
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(two vols.) Potomac Books, 2006. Trimble, William F. (1994). Admiral William A. Moffett: Architect of Naval Aviation. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 9781612514284...
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lectures, conferences, and workshops. In September 1991, then-director William A. Moffett announced that the library's photographic archive of the Dead Sea...
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stratovolcanoes, Moffett is a small vent, characteristic of its mixed composition. It was named by the U.S. Navy in 1936 for Rear Admiral William Adger Moffett. It...
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Billy Mitchell (redirect from William Lendrum Mitchell)
Patrick. When Mitchell soon got into a minor but embarrassing protocol rift with Rear Admiral William A. Moffett at the start of the naval arms limitation...
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University Press. ISBN 978-0-5215-5241-7. Trimble, William F. (1994). Admiral William A. Moffett: Architect of Naval Aviation. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian...
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USS Akron (category Moffett Field)
Admiral William A. Moffett, was among the dead. President Roosevelt said, "The loss of the Akron with her crew of gallant officers and men is a national...
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The Moffett Field Museum is an aviation museum located at the Moffett Federal Airfield near Mountain View, California, focused on the history of the airport...
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from a US vessel. Mayo viewed the incident as an insult to US sovereignty, requiring reparation. Mayo had Commander William A. Moffett deliver a note...
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including one of the US Navy's proponents of airships, Rear Admiral William A. Moffett. Macon also ended up in the sea when it flew into heavy weather with...
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battleship against naval aviation on the defensive. Rear Admiral William A. Moffett used public relations against Mitchell to make headway toward expansion...
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George J. Mead, he developed a proposal for a high-powered air-cooled aircraft engine for the U.S. Navy. Admiral William A. Moffett promised to approve the...
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playwright. Cleveland was born in Boonville, New York, the son of William Henry Moffett and Mary Jane (Cleveland). After an education at St. Paul's School...
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Amundsen Glacier (redirect from Moffett Glacier)
William A. Moffett, USN, first Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, Dept. of the Navy. 85°39′S 160°00′W / 85.650°S 160.000°W / -85.650; -160.000. A...
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survivors of the PS General Slocum disaster in 1904. Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, USN - Medal of Honor recipient. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz,...
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Anthony John "Toby" Moffett, Jr. (born August 18, 1944) is an American former politician from the state of Connecticut. A Democrat, he served in the United...
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in Cuba, where she conducted further training. From 1919 to 1921, William A. Moffett served as the ship's commander. On 31 January 1919, she left for another...
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Admiral) William A. Moffett, saw the publicity stunt as a means to increase funding and support for the Navy's aircraft carrier projects. Moffett was sure...
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Aeronautical Organization when Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics, issued a directive officially authorizing three...
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University Press. ISBN 978-0-5215-5241-7. Trimble, William F. (1994). Admiral William A. Moffett: Architect of Naval Aviation. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian...
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Meyer (1988) Russell W. Meyer Jr. (2009) William "Billy" Mitchell (1966) Marc A. Mitscher (1989) William A. Moffett (2008) John J. Montgomery (1964) Thomas...
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USS Macon (ZRS-5) (category Moffett Field)
was christened on 11 March 1933, by Jeanette Whitton Moffett, wife of Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, Chief of the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics. The...
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