26 September 1910 -
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| Captain Washington Irving Chambers |
Captain Washington Irving Chambers, USN
“designated as the officer to whom all correspondence on aviation should be
referred.”
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| Captain Washington Irving Chambers |
This is the first recorded reference to naval aviation
within the Navy Department.
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| Eugene Ely |
Through Chambers' efforts, pioneer aviator Eugene
Ely, went on to become the first person in history to not only takeoff from a
naval ship, but also to land and takeoff from another naval ship.
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| Eugene Ely flies from the U.S.S Birmingham |
