History and Cool Stuff
The Navy's First Aircraft Carrier
Eugene Ely takes his Curtiss pusher airplane off from the deck of USS Birmingham on 14 November 1910. It was the First airplane takeoff from a warship. He flew for two miles before landing on a Willoughby Spit beach. It was a big success and so they decided to continue experiment. But this time, a plane had to land on a ship. It happens on 18 January 1911, Eugene Ely lands with the same plane on USS Pennsylvania, making this first landing on a warship in history and a historical event.
Click Here for all the exciting pictures.
Motivation Posters -- Click Here
More Motivation -- Click Here
Sepetember 11th Pictures -- Click Here