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NH 76511 First airplane takeoff from a warship, 14 November 1910

Photo #: NH 76511 First airplane takeoff from a warship, 14 November 1910
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Title: First airplane takeoff from a warship, 14 November 1910
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Description: Eugene B. Ely takes his Curtiss pusher airplane off from the deck of USS Birmingham (Scout Cruiser # 2), in Hampton Roads, Virginia, during the afternoon of 14 November 1910. USS Roe (Destroyer # 24), serving as plane guard, is visible in the background. Photograph from the Eugene B. Ely scrapbooks. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 76511
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