Naval Aviation Heritage Flashcards
Date: Eugene Ely takes off USS Birmingham in 50-hp Curtiss plane.
November 14, 1910
November 14, 1910
Eugene Ely takes off USS Birmingham in 50-hp Curtiss plane.
May 8, 1911
Birthdate of Naval aviation.
Date: Birthdate of Naval aviation.
May 8, 1911
What makes may 8, 1911 the birthdate of naval aviation?
Capt. Chambers requisitions two Glenn Curtiss biplanes for $5,500 each.
What was the Navy’s first aircraft?
A-1 triad
What later became the A-1 triad?
The Glenn Curtiss biplanes.
June 20, 1913
Ensign Billingsley dies. Thrown from B-2. First fatality of naval aviation.
Date: First fatality of naval aviation.
June 20, 1913
October 22, 1917
Inspector school founded.
Date: Inspector school founded.
October 22, 1917
March 20, 1922
The Jupiter (a former collier) re-commissioned as the Navy’s first carrier: the USS Langley (CV-1)
The Jupiter (a former collier) re-commissioned as the Navy’s first carrier: the USS Langley (CV-1)
March 20, 1922
March 10, 1948
FJ-1 Fury, the first Navy jet made its first carrier landing on the USS Boxer.
FJ-1 Fury, the first Navy jet made its first carrier landing on the USS Boxer.
March 10, 1948
What was significant about the battle of coral sea and when did it take place?
May 7-8, 1942. First ever carrier vs. carrier battle. Yorktown damaged, Lexington sunk.
What was significant about the battle of midway and when did it take place?
June 3-5, 1942. Turning point of the war. Sank 3 Japanese carriers even though out-numbered. Yorktown sunk.
What was significant about the battle of Guadalcanal and when did it take place?
13-15 November, 1942. Five Sullivan brothers.
