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Books containing sources for photos and information on Naval Aviation Insignia


Elliott, John M. The Official Monogram U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide. 4 vols. Boylston MA: Monogram Aviation Publications, 1987-1993.
(Vol. 1, 1911-1939, 1987; Vol. 2, 1940-1949, 1989; Vol. 3, 1950-1959, 1991; and Vol. 4, 1960-1993, 1993.)

Grossnick, Roy. Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons - Volume 1 - The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons. Washington: Naval Historical Center, 1995
(Includes insignia photographs of all the Navy's VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA designated squadrons).

Larkins, William T. United States Navy Aircraft, 1921-1941 and
U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft 1914-1959.
New York: Orion Books, 1988.

Millstein, Jeff. U. S. Marine Corps Aviation Unit Insignia, 1941-1946. Paducah KY: Turner Publishing Company, 1995.

Nelson, Derek and Dave Parsons. Official and Unofficial U. S.
Navy Air Patches, 1920s to Today.
Osceola WI: Motorbooks International, 1990.

Roberts, Michael L.,United States Naval Aviation Patches, Vol. II (Aircraft, Attack Squadrons, Helicopter Squadrons); Atglen, PA.; Schiffer Publishing Company, Ltd., 1995

_____,United States Naval Aviation Patches, Vol. III (Fighter Squadrons, Strike-Fighter Squadrons, Reconnaissance Squadrons); Atglen, PA.; Schiffer Publishing Company, Ltd., 1995

U. S. Navy Patch Guide. Paducah KY: Turner Publishing Company,
1994.
(Includes insignia for over 1,300 carriers, ships and submarines from World War II to the Gulf War).

19 May 1996