Hello all,
May 9, 2009 marks the 100th Aniversary of the start of naval aviation in the Royal Navy. Here's a link to an RN web page on the subject which includes links to a timeline of events and a video with lots of great footage.
It's remarkable how many "firsts" were due to RN development and in many cases these went on to even greater heights in other navies - the USN in particular.
One thing I never knew is that RN avaiation started with an airship...
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations- ... -navy-100/
Paul
100 years of RN Naval Aviation
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100 years of RN Naval Aviation
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This is a very interesting article. Thanks for the post Paul.
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