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| Morning Tulsa Daily World, 28-October-1922 |
100 years ago today, on 26-October-1922, Lieutenant Commander Godfrey Chevalier, a pioneer in naval aviation, made the first landing while underway on a United States aircraft carrier, the USS Langley (CV-1). Chevalier flew an Aeromarine 39B. All the newspaper accounts that I found referred to the Langley as a "battleship."
Airplane Lands
Upon Battleship
While in Motion
Two-Seated A-606 Naval
Flying Machine Makes
Feat Successfully
NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 27. -- For the first time in history an airplane has landed
successfully on the deck of a moving American battleship, it was announced here today by naval officers.
The feat was successfully performed by Lieut. Com. Godfrey Chevalier, flying a two-seated A-606. He landed on the United States ship Langley while the vessel was moving at six knots an hour off the Virginia capes late yesterday.
The feat was successfully performed by Lieut. Com. Godfrey Chevalier, flying a two-seated A-606. He landed on the United States ship Langley while the vessel was moving at six knots an hour off the Virginia capes late yesterday.
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