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On 03 December 1915, Naval Aviator #14 Lieutenant Richard C. Saufley set an American altitude record flying the Curtiss AH-14 to 11,975 feet over Pensacola, Florida. Saufley was a member of the first...
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Arriving at San Diego on 01 December 1950 from her first successful Korean combat cruise, the Valley Forge's crew were dreaming of being home by Christmas. Indeed, most of the armed forces in Korea...
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[/caption] Today two hundred and sixty-six Americans gathered on a cold, windy 07 December at Patriots Point to remember Pearl Harbor. The memorial program was put together and run by the local...
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Interestingly, the United States declared war on the same date that the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked Pearl Harbor. Because of the International Dateline, the Japanese attack came on 08 December in...
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It's the holiday season and for a little fun, if you hadn't seen this one before it is a classic bit of everything you see is not necessarily so in the air or on the ground... [youtube:http://www...
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Tomorrows BIG game features Army against Navy! Army' record this year is six wins and five losses. Navy has eight wins and three losses. This Saturday's game marks the 111th time the two have played...
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The first dive bombing exercise by the United States Navy was reported on 13 December 1926 by Rear Admiral J. M. Reeves. The Boeing FB-5 and the Curtiss F6C were used as dive bombing platforms. Naval...
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Testifying before the House Naval Affairs Committee on 21 February 1922, Bureau of Naval Aeronautics Chief, Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, told the committee that unless the United States built the...
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On 15 December 1936 the Secretary of the Navy, Virginian Claude A. Swanson, approved acceptance of a new observation/ scouting plane, the Curtiss XO3C-1, later designated the SOC (Scout Observation...
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It was on 17 December 1903 that the whole aviation dream came alive with the Wright Brothers' first four flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their aircraft had to use a single track like a ship's...
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Two P2V Neptune and two R5D Skymaster aircraft of VX-6 , aka the Puckered Penguins, completed the first air transportation link with Antarctica by establishing a route between Christchurch, New...
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The first magnetic launch of a naval aircraft took place a few days ago, 18 December, at NAVAIR Lakehurst, New Jersey. The electromagnetic aircraft launch system or EMALS was tested using a F-18 Super...
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It's Video Thursday and tomorrow is Christmas Eve! Enjoy these holiday videos and Merry Christmas to one and all! Our first video to remind you that NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command - a...
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Today 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 a FREE Admission Weekend on 8-9 January...
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[/caption] Everyone 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...
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The Naval Academy Women's Glee Club first pitched a tune in 1976, when the Naval Academy opened for women midshipmen. The current director is Ms. Cindy Bauchspies and the ladies perform a diverse...
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Welcome to Video Thursday! Since this year is the Centennial Year of Naval Aviation, today we'll look at some old Naval Aviation technology aka aircraft and some new ones! Ride 'em cowboy! Check out...
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As a young boy boating around Charleston Harbor in the 1960's, I had to be careful to watch for the wakes of departing and returning Polaris missile submarines, called by the Navy... Fleet Ballistic...