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Posts Tagged ‘William A. Moffett’
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Naval Aviator Sets World Altitude Record 1927
Posted: Jul 25, 2011On 25 July 1927 Lieutenant Carleton Cole Champion, Jr., set the world altitude record in a Wright Apache aircraft by reaching 38,419 feet. This record would stand for two years. […]
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Curtiss Marine Trophy Winner 1929
Posted: May 25, 2011On 25 May 1929, Lieutenant William G. Tomlinson, United States Navy, took first place in the Curtiss Marine Trophy race held at Naval Air Station Anacostia. He flew the XF7C-1 […]
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Father Of Naval Aviation Killed In Crash Of The Akron, 04 April 1933
Posted: Apr 04, 2011The Father of Naval Aviation, Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, boarded USS Akron on the evening of 03 April 1933 along with his aide, Commander Henry Cecil, the commanding officer […]
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The Birth Of Soaring In America
Posted: Jan 31, 2011Another Navy first, today eighty-one years ago a glider was dropped from the USS Los Angeles, ZR-3 (seen above). The idea of dropping a glider from an airship was the […]
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FREE Admission Weekend this Saturday-Sunday, 8-9 January 2011
Posted: Jan 04, 2011Everyone is invited to Patriots Point’s “FREE Admission” weekend to kickoff the Centennial Anniversary of Naval Aviation (1911-2011). Come aboard and visit our ships, the Medal of Honor museum, […]
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Apollo 8 Anniversary and FREE Weekend in January 2011
Posted: Dec 27, 2010Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the recovery of the Apollo 8 crew by the USS Yorktown in 1968, read the story here… Also today, Patriots Point announces […]