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NH 77548 First airplane takeoff from a warship, 14 November 1910

Photo #: NH 77548 First airplane takeoff from a warship, 14 November 1910
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Title: First airplane takeoff from a warship, 14 November 1910
Description: A floating crane lifts Eugene B. Ely's Curtiss pusher airplane from the Norfolk Navy Yard pier, Virginia, in preparation for placing it on board USS Birmingham (Scout Cruiser # 2), shortly before the flight. Birmingham is partially visible at left, behind the crane. Photograph from the Eugene B. Ely scrapbooks. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 77548
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