Posted on Nov 14, 2015

Did you know the first flight off of the naval ship occurred on this day in 1910?

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Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first take off from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia. He took off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher.

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Edited 10 y ago

Posted 10 y ago

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Alan K.

Posted 10 y ago

Nice piece of Naval History.......Look how far we have come, big sticks and VTOL....Amazing

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Maj Jeff Dodd

Posted 10 y ago

Naval Aviation is rich in history and responsible for many firsts/breakthroughs in aviation history. Cool stuff!!

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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL

Posted 10 y ago

SSgt Alex Robinson thanks for posting, very intriguing!

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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

Posted 10 y ago

Love It! Still takes a lot to take off and or land on a Ship!

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SPC(P) Mark Newman

Posted 10 y ago

Especially challenging since they built their flight deck that week -- out of wood planks. I think the pilot actually worked for the aircraft manufacturer. Thanks for posting!

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