Ely Lands on USS Pennsylvania 18 Jan 1911 (1 Viewer)

[johnbr]

Eugene Ely making the first carrier landing; wheels just about to touch down. Every swabby pilot needs to have this card

Eugene Ely

 

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[Gnomey]

Nice shot!

 

[nuuumannn]

Cool pic of a pivotal moment in naval aviation.

 

[maxmwill]

Cool pic of a pivotal moment in naval aviation.[/QUO
"Pivotal moment", hell, that was the very birth of Naval aviation. While it isn't all that hard to launch off a deck off the water, coming to land, after seeing that postage stamp during your approach, that's the very meaning of Naviation, to launch, then land successfully.

And I agree, this should be in the stateroom of every Naviator, and in every Ready Room on each carrier.

 

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[vikingBerserker]

Great shots!

 

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