Block 12 - Phase 1 Naval Aviation Heritage Flashcards
Significance of 14 November 1910
Eugene Ely - first take off from a ship
8 May 1911
Naval aviation birthday
20 June 1913
Ensign Billingsley - first Naval Aviation fatality
20 March 1922
Navy’s first carrier - USS Langley
5 May 1961
Naval Aviator Alan B. Shepard Jr - first American to go into space
7-8 May 1942
Battle of coral sea
Broke Japanese navy code
First Carrier to Carrier battle
3-5 June 1942
Battle of Midway
Turning point of Pacific war
13-15 November 1942
Battle of Guadalcanal
Naval Importance of Guadalcanal?
Death of 5 Sullivan brothers on the USS Juneau
What are the Warfare Areas?
Recon/surveillance Antisubmarine Amphibious assault Logistical support Search and rescue Mine warfare
What is reconnaissance/surveillance?
Search for interception, recording and analysis of radiated electromagnetic energy
First aircraft carrier
USS Langley
First jet powered naval aircraft
FH-1 Phantom
21 July 1946
First naval aviator in space
Alan Shepard
05 May 1961
First MCPON
Master Chief Delbert D. Black