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USN 902872 USS BIRMINGHAM (CL-2)

USS BIRMINGHAM (CL-2)
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Title: USS BIRMINGHAM (CL-2)
Caption: Curtiss aeroplane assembled on a temporary platform on board USS BIRMINGHAM (CL-2), 14 November 1910. Eugene Ely, a Curtiss pilot, made the first take off from a ship deck platform as shown being made ready.
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Catalog #: USN 902872
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Mon, Nov 14, 1910
After this Year: 1910
Before this Year: 1919
Original Medium: BW Photo
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