page_title: Vought VE-7
section_title: Operational history
hierarchical_section_title: Vought VE-7 / Operational history
caption_attribution_description: A Vought VE-7 approaching the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Langley (CV-1) ,in 1922. Note the Landing Signal Officer (LSO).
context_page_description: The Vought VE-7 "Bluebird" was an early biplane of the United States. First flying in 1917, it was designed as a two-seat trainer for the United States Army, then adopted by the United States Navy as its first fighter aircraft. In 1922, a VE-7 became the first airplane to take off from an American aircraft carrier.
context_section_description: The VE-7s equipped the Navy's first two fighter squadrons VF-1 and VF-2. A VE-7 flown by Lieutenant Virgil C. Griffin made history on October 17, 1922 when it took off from the deck of the newly commissioned carrier Langley. The VE-7s were the Navy's frontline fighters for several years, with three still assigned to the Langley in 1927; all were retired the following year.
caption: Vought VE-7 approaching USS Langley, 1922. Note the Landing Signal Officer.
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