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[/caption] NC-4 had a rough start to the mission after leaving NAS Rockaway on 08 May. First, she had an oil pressure problem and then broke a connecting rod. NC-4 landed off Cape Cod and taxied to...
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[/caption] Have you ever heard of a self-sealing fuel tank? It is one of the amazing technical devices used by Americans to stay alive in the dangerous business of flying, particularly when someone is...
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Today on Video Thursday we'll look at two good aviation events and one bad...First is a new video on the Navy's Blue Angels. Next is...
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Despite aluminum being declared superior to wood by NACA in 1920, only 5% of all aircraft were constructed of all metal by 1930. Aluminum proved a very difficult material for engineers in constructing...
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Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter in his capsule, Aurora 7, was launched on 24 May 1962. A Navy Lieutenant Commander and aviator, he became the second American to orbit the earth. Carpenter's mission...
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[/caption] On 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 with an...
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Today's Video Thursday has a Memorial Day theme as we remember those who gave all to keep America Free. On Monday I hope you and your family pause and remember...We have only what we remember and our...
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[/caption] On 27 May 1919, LCDR Read resumed his flight with NC-4 to Europe and took off from the Azores for Portugal. The overall commander of the attempt to cross the Atlantic was LCDR Towers. He...
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[/caption] On 01 June 1915 the United States Navy signed a contract for its first lighter-than-air (LTA) ship with the Connecticut Aircraft Company in New Haven, Connecticut. This first naval airship...
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[/caption] It's Video Thursday and today we'll look at scouts onboard the USS Yorktown. Boy Scouts start as Cub Scouts and our first video is a great trailer put together by scout leader Steve Miller...
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[/caption] On 10 June 1960, seven helicopters from HS-4 flying from the USS Yorktown (CV-10) rescued 53 merchant sailors from the British freighter Shun Lee which had run aground on Pratas Reef (500...
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is located in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, across the harbor from historic Charleston, South Carolina. We are just minutes away from Downtown, Isle of Palms...
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On 14 June 1777, the Continental Congress passed a resolution which stated: Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars...
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Enjoy these two awesome videos showing the Blues and Bearcats...the beginning of amazing Blue Angel history! I love the sounds of those radial engines!!! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
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[/caption] Lieutenant Commander Richard Byrd departed Boston 17 June 1925 onboard the SS Peary, a former minesweeper, with three Loening amphibian aircraft on loan from the Navy. He was headed to...
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[/caption] On 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 or seat...
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[/caption] Twelve PBY-1 Catalina aircraft from Patrol Squadron 3 (VP-3) flew 3,292 miles nonstop from San Diego, California, to Coco Solo in the Canal Zone on 21 June 1937. Under the command of...
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[/caption] On 22 June 1955 a P2V Neptune from Navy Patrol Squadron Nine (VP-9) was flying a routine maritime patrol in the Bering Strait. The aircraft was at 8000 feet altitude and 40 miles west of...
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It's Video Thursday and today's theme is rough seas...our first video is of a cruise ship in heavy seas, I don't think any of the passengers will be looking for a repeat trip soon! [youtube:http://www...