Block 12 - Naval Aviation Heritage Flashcards
Birthday of Naval Aviation
08 MAY 1911
What happened on 14 November 1910?
First take-off from a ship
- Eugene Ely- Pilot
- USS Birmingham (CL 2)
What happened on 08 May 1911?
Purchase of 2 Glenn Curtiss Bi-planes
- A-1 Triad- Navy’s first aircraft
- Birth of Naval Aviation
What happened on 20 June 1913?
First fatality of naval aviation
- ENS William D Billingsley- victim
- B-2- plane that was piloted
What happened on 22 october 1917?
Beginning of maintenance inspectors
- Ground school at MIT
- Later called “inspector school”
What happened on 20 March 1922?
Navy’s first carrier
- Converted from a coal-carrier, USS Langley (CV 1)
What happened in 1948?
First helo squadrom, and carrier landing
- HU-1
- FJ-1 Fury lands on USS Boxer
What happened on 05 May 1961?
First American to go to space
- Aviator Alan B. Shepard Jr.
What happened on 20-21 July 1969?
First man on the moon
- Aviator Neil Armstrong
What happened in 1994?
First generation of female pilots
- USS Eisenhower became the first combat ship to receive women
Significance of the Battle of the Coral Sea
- 7-8 May 1942
- Neither side’s naval forces saw each other
- Entirely fought in the air
Significance of the Battle of Midway
- 3-5 June 1942
- Turning point of WW2
- 4 Japanese carriers were sunk
Signifiance of Guadalcanal
- 13-15 November 1942
- Death of the Sullivan brothers
Significance of 2001
- 11 September
- During Operation Enduring Freedom it was mainly executed by air strikes
- USS Enterprise launches first aircrafts into battle
Missions of Navy Logistics
To ensure the right units are receiving the right supplie at the right place at the right time
Importance of planning to Naval Operations
Ensures better execution of the mission because of how much information was compiled prior to execution
What was the first jet powered naval aircraft?
FH-1 Phantom
