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Aircraft carrier centennial: Evolution of the aircraft carrier
July 11, 2022 — The history of the U.S. Navy’s use of naval vessels to launch and recover aircraft dates back to Nov. 14, 1910, when American civilian pilot Eugene Ely flew his Curtiss pusher airplane off a specifically built platform on the deck of cruiser Birmingham (Scout Cruiser No. 2) in Hampton Roads, Virginia. On Jan. 18, 1911, Ely landed on a platform...

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