First Flight Ship to Shore

First Flight Ship to Shore (HMM9C)

Location: Norfolk, VA 23503
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 57.474', W 76° 15.979'

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On 14 November, 1910, Eugene Ely in a Curtiss built "Hudson Flyer," utilizing a specially constructed platform with an uptilt at the end, took off from the cruiser Birminham anchored off Fort Monroe and landed at Willoughby Spit, 2½ miles distant, thus completing the first flight from ship to shore and the first flight to utilize the "Ski Jump" deck. This was the birth of Naval aviation.
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HM NumberHMM9C
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Marker NumberKV-1
Year Placed1982
Placed ByThe Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society
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Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 11:40pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 387263 N 4090951
Decimal Degrees36.95790000, -76.26631667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 57.474', W 76° 15.979'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 57' 28.44" N, 76° 15' 58.74" W
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Area Code(s)757
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 8727 O'Conner Cres, Norfolk VA 23503, US
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