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Ensign Devotie Billingsley, First Naval Aviator Casualty 1913
Posted: Jun 20, 2011On 20 June 1913 Naval Aviation lost its first aviator when Ensign Devotie Billingsley fell from his aircraft. In the early days of Naval Aviation, aviators wore no torso harness […]
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Three Naval Aircraft Takeoff To Attempt Crossing Of The Atlantic 1919
Posted: May 16, 2011On 16 May 1919, three naval aircraft, NC-1, NC-3 and NC-4 launched from Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland to attempt the first crossing of the Atlantic by aircraft. The NC (Navy Curtiss) […]