FIRST TAKE-OFF FROM A SHIP

 

 

FIRST TAKE-OFF FROM A SHIP

NOVEMBER 14----Eugene Ely, a civilian pilot, took off in a 50-hp. Curtiss plane from a wooden platform built on the bow of Birmingham (CL 2). The ship was at anchor in Hampton Roads, and Ely landed safely on Willoughby Spit.

 

 

 
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