AB-2 Flying Boat Was Successfully Catapulted

 

 

 

     
AB-2 Flying Boat Was Successfully Catapulted

APRIL 16--The AB-2 flying boat was successfully catapulted from a barge by Lieutenant P. N. L. Bellinger at Pensacola. The catapult used had been designed in 1913 by Naval Constructor H. C. Richardson and fabricated at the Washington Navy Yard. The success of this and subsequent launchings led to installation of the catapult aboard ship.

 

     
 
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