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UNITED STATES NAVAL AVIATION
1910-1995
1911-Continued
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Curtiss biplane comes aboard Pennsylvania
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the first shipboard landing, JanuaIY 18, 1911 428455
9 March
The Wright Company made a formal offer
to train one pilot for the Navy contingent upon the
purchase of one airplane for the sum of $5,000. This
offer was later made unconditional.
17 March
Lieutenant John Rodgers, who became
Naval Aviator No.2, reported to the Wright Company
at Dayton, Ohio, for instruction in flying.
1 April
Captain Washington 1. Chambers, the officer
in charge of aviation, reported for duty with the
General Board, a move suggested by Admiral George
Dewey, when space for aviation was not available in
the office of the Aid for Operations.
14 April
The embryo office of Naval Aviation was
transferred from the General Board and established in
the Bureau of Navigation.
8 May
Captain Washington 1. Chambers prepared req-
uisitions for two Curtiss biplanes. One, the Triad, was to
be equipped for arising from or alighting on land or
water; with a metal tipped propeller designed for a
speed of at least 45 miles per hour; with provisions for
carrying a passenger alongside the pilot; and with con-
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Captain Washington Chambers 424786
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