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Description The Curtiss flying school at North Island, California (USA) in 1911. Aviator Glen Curtiss trained the first U.S. Navy and U.S. Army here. Also the first take-offs and landings on a warship were made, note the U.S. cruisers in the background. The planes are described as two Antoinette and three Curtiss planes.
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Source U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News December 1977 [1]
Author USN

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