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28 Cards in this Set
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date of first take off from a ship |
14 November 1910
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name of pilot from first take off from a ship
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Eugene Ely, civilian pilot
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type of aircraft from first take off from a ship
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50-hp Curtiss plane
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ship from first take off from a ship |
USS Birmingham
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location of first take off from a ship
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Hampton Roads, VA, landed in Willoughby Spit
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naval aviation birthday
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8 May 1911
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Navy's first aircraft
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A-1 Triad
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first fatality of naval aviation date
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20 June 1913
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first fatality of naval aviation
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Ensign William D. Billingsley
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first fatality of naval aviation location
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Annapolis, MD
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first fatality of naval aviation aircraft
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B-2
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special courses to train men as inspectors were added to the Ground School program at MIT date
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22 October 1917
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number of men enrolled in special courses at MIT |
fourteen |
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inspectors from special courses at MIT today called
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quality assurance representatives |
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Navy's first carrier date |
20 March 1922
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Navy's first carrier name
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USS Langley
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Navy's first carrier prior name and type
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the Jupiter, coal-carrier
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first landing on carrier date
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10 March 1948
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first landing on carrier aircraft name
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FJ-1 Fury
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first landing on carrier ship type
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USS Boxer CV 21
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first carrier VS carrier battle date
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7-8 May 1942
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first carrier VS carrier battle name
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Coral Sea
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name of carrier sunk during first carrier VS carrier battle |
USS Lexington
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name of carrier damaged during first carrier VS carrier battle |
USS Yorktown
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turning point of the Pacific War date
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3-5 June 1942
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turning point of the Pacific War title
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Midway
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cause of policy that family cannot be at same command |
five Sullivan brothers died on Juneau
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date and location of cause for policy that family cannot be stationed at same command
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13-15 November 1942, Guadalcanal
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