Keywords: Lot 918-2: Thirty Years of Naval Aviation. First airplane takeoff from a warship, 14 November 1910 Eugene B. Ely flies his Curtiss pusher airplane from USS Birmingham (Scout Cruiser # 2), in Hampton Roads, Virginia, during the afternoon of 14 November 1910. USS Roe (Destroyer # 24), serving as plane guard, is visible in the background. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. U.S. Navy Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Also at NHHC as NH 76511. (2016/05/27). Lot 918-2: Thirty Years of Naval Aviation. First airplane takeoff from a warship, 14 November 1910 Eugene B. Ely flies his Curtiss pusher airplane from USS Birmingham (Scout Cruiser # 2), in Hampton Roads, Virginia, during the afternoon of 14 November 1910. USS Roe (Destroyer # 24), serving as plane guard, is visible in the background. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. U.S. Navy Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Also at NHHC as NH 76511. (2016/05/27). |