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First Flight Ship to Shore
I-64e Hwy, Norfolk,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 57' 27.522",
-76° 15' 56.2788"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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On 14 November, 1910, Eugene Ely in a Curtiss built Hudson Flyer, utilizing a specially constructed platform with an uptilt at the end, took off from the cruiser Birmingham anchored off Fort Monroe and landed at Willoughby Spit, 2 1~2 miles distant, thus completing the first flight from ship to shore and the first flight to utilize the Ski Jump deck. This was the birth of Naval aviation.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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First Flight Ship to Shore Historical Marker Location Map, Norfolk, Virginia Map
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