Lake Michigan's Aircraft Carriers (IL)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC); Arcadia
Published: November 10, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780738532080
Subjects: Naval operations, American; Training of; History: American; General; Wolverine (Ship); History; History - General History; Sable (Ship); Navy; Michigan, Lake; Aviation; United States; World War, 1939-1945; Aerial operations, American; Air pilots, Military
First sentence: The concept of ship-borne aircraft in the U.S. Navy began on November 14, 1910, when Eugene Ely took off from an 83-foot downward-slanted flight deck which had been built on the bow of the light cruiser USS Birmingham.
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