An airplane lands aboard an American warship for the first time. Ely made the attempt despite the fact that he couldn’t swim, hated the water, and sometimes suffered from seasickness.
The American way!!! Every advance was incredible. Fast forward a mere 58 years (fewer years than I've been around) we went from landing on ships to landing on the moon! The American way!! Thank you Tara.
Those early aviation pioneers took los of risks. Some didn't make it. Dallas honors one with the name of airport that used to be a military installation, Love Field.
Early days of flying were NOT for the squeamish, many of the things that HAD to do would get them grounded in today’s “nobody can can afford to make a mistake” environment! Thank God they were willing to take those chances!
Those brave young men (and women) and their flying machines! They made such advances with their remarkable imaginations, remarkable building and designing skills, and their developed piloting skills! This was a remarkable feat which lead to the aircraft being the battleship of the world. At least Ely died doing what he loved to do. Too bad he could not get support to do more serious work. Thanks for sharing his story, Ms. Ross! May God continue to bless your work and efforts.
Those earliest aviation pioneers had cajones the size of bowling balls. (OK, maybe not Amelia) The feats that they attempted enticed many more to enter the field of aviation and one of these accomplishments, Aircraft Carrier take offs, helped win the war against Japan. My dad flew off the deck of the USS Antietam in Curtiss sb2c Helldivers in 1945. I, myself, took a ride in the only flying Helldiver, "The Beast", operated by a crew from Texas, while visiting the OshKosh airshow a few summers ago.
Where would aviation be without these brave people pushing the boundaries. Thanks for uncovering this lesson Tara.
The American way!!! Every advance was incredible. Fast forward a mere 58 years (fewer years than I've been around) we went from landing on ships to landing on the moon! The American way!! Thank you Tara.
Thanks Tara it's amazing how far we've come in technology and in such a short time as well. But morally not so much.
I’m still amazed at how quickly aviation progressed in those days.
Betsy Tara Ross I think these astonishing accomplishments in aviation require as much courage as anything achieved in combat!
Obviously, flight was for the daredevils at that time. It wasn't taken seriously!!
Thanks for today's lesson Tara 🇺🇸👍🇺🇸
Those Amazing men in those Flying Machines! Thanks Tara for this TDIH 😊
Those early aviation pioneers took los of risks. Some didn't make it. Dallas honors one with the name of airport that used to be a military installation, Love Field.
Early days of flying were NOT for the squeamish, many of the things that HAD to do would get them grounded in today’s “nobody can can afford to make a mistake” environment! Thank God they were willing to take those chances!
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An amazing and brave fete by Mr. Ely. Sad about his last flight.
Those brave young men (and women) and their flying machines! They made such advances with their remarkable imaginations, remarkable building and designing skills, and their developed piloting skills! This was a remarkable feat which lead to the aircraft being the battleship of the world. At least Ely died doing what he loved to do. Too bad he could not get support to do more serious work. Thanks for sharing his story, Ms. Ross! May God continue to bless your work and efforts.
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Amazing how quickly technology grew from 1903 ,to landing on the moon only 66 years later.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you, Tara.
Those earliest aviation pioneers had cajones the size of bowling balls. (OK, maybe not Amelia) The feats that they attempted enticed many more to enter the field of aviation and one of these accomplishments, Aircraft Carrier take offs, helped win the war against Japan. My dad flew off the deck of the USS Antietam in Curtiss sb2c Helldivers in 1945. I, myself, took a ride in the only flying Helldiver, "The Beast", operated by a crew from Texas, while visiting the OshKosh airshow a few summers ago.