criticalmass
Vice Admiral
I just realized that we missed it by a day: The 14th of October, 1910.
The day when naval aviation started, with Eugene Ely lifting off the USS Birmingham with a Curtiss biplane.
And from there on the whole story of carriers, flyboys, fighters and capships started. More or less.
The day when naval aviation started, with Eugene Ely lifting off the USS Birmingham with a Curtiss biplane.
And from there on the whole story of carriers, flyboys, fighters and capships started. More or less.