Block XII- Naval Aviation Heritage Flashcards
1
Q
8 May 1911
A
Birthday of naval aviation
2
Q
20 June 1913
A
William billingsly
B-2
First fatality of naval aviation
3
Q
22 October 1917
A
Quality assurance was invented at MIT
4
Q
20 March 1922
A
The Jupiter was recommissioned as the USS LANGLEY
5
Q
10 March 1948
A
FJ-1 fury first landing on a carrier USS BOXER
6
Q
7-8 May 1942
A
Coral sea
First step to a planned invasion of Australia
U.S. Carrier Lexington was sunk and Yorktown was damaged
7
Q
3-5 June 1942
A
Midway
Turning point to the pacific war
Sank the Yorktown
8
Q
13-15 November 1942
A
Guadalcanal
Five Sullivan brothers on the same ship all died.
Navy instated a policy for family member separation.
9
Q
14 November 1910
A
First take off from a ship
Eugene ely
50hp Curtiss plane
