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To honor a century of mission ready men and women and to recognize the unique achievements of Naval Aviation over the years.
The invention of flight revolutionized the way wars were fought and allowed for naval engagement at great distances from surface ships. On May 8, 1911, Captain Washington Irving Chambers, Officer in Charge of Aviation, requisitioned the Navy's first aircraft. Naval aviation has been a leader in innovation and heroism for 100 years.
The Centennial of Naval Aviation (CoNA) will be celebrated at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in the month of July, 2011. Several key events will showcase the rich history and tradition of the Navy's aviation over the past one hundred years.
On January 19, 1911 at 11:01 a.m., Eugene Ely, flying the a 50 hp Curtiss pusher, landed on a specially built platform aboard the armored cruiser Pennsylvania (Armored Cruiser No. 4) at anchor in San Francisco Bay, Calif. At 11:58 he took off and returned to Selfridge Field, San Francisco, completing the earliest demonstration of the adaptability of aircraft to shipboard operations.
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For general information about NASWI's Centennial of Naval Aviation celebration, please contact the Public Affairs Office at (360) 257-4211.
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