First Flight Ship To Shore
N 36° 57.474 W 076° 15.979
18S E 387263 N 4090951
Marker at the Norfolk Welcome Center off I-64 in Ocean View.
Waymark Code: WMA769
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2010
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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 Birmingham anchored off Fort Monroe and landed at Willoughby Spit, 2 1/2 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.
Marker Number: KV-1
Marker Title: First Flight Ship To Shore
Marker Location: Norfolk Welcome Center off I-64 at 4th View.
County or Independent City: Norfolk
Marker Program Sponsor: Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society
Web Site: Not listed
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