Sunday, November 14, 2010

US Navy Celebrates First Flight Centennial

Naval Station Norfolk has hosted a ceremony to celebrate the centennial of naval aviation and the US Navy's first flight which took place nearly 100 years ago. A replica of the Curtis Pusher Biplane which Eugene Ely off the deck of the light cruiser USS Birmingham was flown during the ceremony.

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