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TIL Eugene Ely is credited with the first take off and landing on a naval vessel. In a Curtiss Model D, on Nov, 14 1910, He took off from a temporary deck on the cruiser, USS Birmingham CL-2. In the same aircraft, on Jan, 18 1911, He landed on the temp deck of the cruiser, USS Pennsylvania ACR-4.

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