“1910
14 November — First successful launch of an aircraft from a ship, using a temporary wooden platform for a flight deck on the cruiser USS Birmingham.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_for_aircraft_carrier_service
(On SciAm, too!)
100 years ago
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Looks like today’s’ “State of the Art” for France.
Ohrly?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_de_Gaulle_(R_91)
Runner up at Red Bull Flugtag #1
Crazy Americans. That is never gonna work.