Naval Aviation Heritage Flashcards
What is significant about 14 November 1910?
It was the first takeoff from a ship
Who was the first person to takeoff from a ship?
Eugene Ely a civilian pilot
What type of aircraft was involved in the first takeoff from a ship?
A 50-hp Curtiss plane
What ship was involved in the first takeoff ?
The plane took off from a wooden platform built on the bow of the USS Birbingham (CL2)
What is significant about 8 May 1911?
Captain W. I. Chambers prepared requisitions for two Glenn Curtiss biplanes, although these requisitions lacked the signature of the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation they did indicate Captain Chambers’ decision as to which airplanes the Navy should purchase.
True or False
8 May 1911 is not considered the birthday of naval aviation?
False
How much did the Navy pay for the first aircraft?
$5,500
What was the title assigned to the first naval aircraft?
A-1 Triad
What is significant about 20 June 1913?
It was the first fatality in Naval aviation.
Who was the first fatality in Naval aviation and how did it happen?
Ensign William D. Billingsley was piloting the B-2 at 1,600 feet over the water near Annapolis, MD., was thrown from the plane and fell to his death.
What is significant about 22 October 1917?
Special courses to train men as inspectors were added to the Ground School at MIT with 14 men enrolled.
What is significant about 20 March 1922?
The Jupiter, a formal collier or coal carrier, was re-commissioned after conversion to the Navy’s first carrier, USS Langley (CV-1).
What is significant about 10 March 1948?
FJ-1 Fury, the first Navy jet made its first carrier landing on the USS Boxer (CV-21).
When was the battle of Coral Sea?
7-8 May 1942
What was significant about the Battle of Coral Sea?
Thanks to the breaking of the Japanese Navy Code, the U.S. was alerted to a large Japanese force moving to the Coral Sea to seize Port Moresby in the southwest coast of New Guinea.
