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Title: TS-1 delivered to U.S.S. Langley 97 yrs ago
Post by: Arlo on December 28, 2019, 12:59:32 AM
The TS-1, the first airplane designed specifically for carrier operations, was delivered to USS Langley (CV 1), the Navy's first aircraft carrier, in December 1922, 97 years ago this month.

(via National Naval Aviation Museum)

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