Fwd: FW: For all aeronautical fans!

Almost one hundred years ago a man took off from a US Warship.




America's 1st Aircraft Carrier





Eugene Ely takes his Curtiss pusher airplane off  
the deck of USS Birmingham on 14 November 1910.

It was the first airplane takeoff from a warship.
He flew for two miles before landing on a Willoughby Spit
beach.

It was a big success so they decided to continue the experiment
But this time, a plane had to land on a ship.





















On 18 January 1911, Eugene Ely lands with the same
plane on USS Pennsylvania, making this first
landing on a warship in history and an historical
event.

 








Notice his "life vest" (bicycle inner tubes!)







Check the sand bags holding the "runway" in place!

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