Naval Aviation Heritage

Question 1

What is significant about the date May 8th,1911?

Answer 1

Birth of naval aviation (Glen Curtis A-1 Triad)

Question 2

What is significant about June 20th, 1913?

Answer 2

first fatality (ensign Billingsley)

Question 3

What is significant about Oct. 22nd, 1917

Answer 3

establishment of an inspector school (predecessor of QA)

Question 4

What is significant about Mar. 20th, 1922?

Answer 4

USS Jupiter was converted to the USS Langley (CV-1).

Question 5

What is significant about Mar. 10th, 1948?

Answer 5

First US Navy jet (FJ-1 Fury) made first carrier landing on the USS Boxer (CV-21)

Question 6

What happened during the Battle Of Coral Sea (May 7-8, 1942)?

Answer 6

First major naval battle fought without opposing ships making contact with one another

Question 7

What happened during the Battle Of Midway (Jun. 3-5, 1942)?

Answer 7

The turning point of the pacific war (Japan lost 4 ships and U.S. lost USS Yorktown)

Question 8

What happened during the Battle Of Guadalcanal (Nov. 13-15, 1942)?

Answer 8

Japan lost 2 cruisers and 6 destroyers. Also 5 Sulivan brothers died on board USS Juneau.

Question 9

What is significant about the date Nov. 14th 1910?

Answer 9

First take off from a ship (USS Birmingham)