On this date in 1911, the first aircraft landed on a ship. This act was carried out by Eugene B. Ely in San Francisco Bay. He landed successfully on a makeshift wooden platform on top of the USS Pennsylvania, an armored cruiser.
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http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FirstAircraftLandingOnAShip101YearsAgo_206050-1.html
http://www.glenncurtiss.com/first_landing_on_a_ship.htm
http://famousdaily.com/history/first-aircraft-landing-on-ship.html
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