The first U.S. Aircraft Carrier, USS Langley (CV-1) anchored on the York River, in Virginia, October 17, 1922. A Vought VE-7airplane, piloted by Lieutenant Virgil C. Griffin, accelerates along its flight deck and successfully completes the first airplane takeoff from the deck of the Langley. The VE-7 seen flying over the ship. On October 26, 1922, Lieutenant Commander Godfrey de Courcelles Chevalier, in an Aeromarine 39-B airplane, makes the first successful landing on the USS Langley, while she is underway. Eugene Ely was the first when he took off from the USS Birmingham, Hampton Roads, Virginia, November 14, 1910
United States ship Langley underway in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Vought VE-7 aircraft piloted by Lieutenant Commander V.C. Griffin comes in for landing aboard the Langley on January 29th, 1922. Aircraft lands and taxis along the flight deck.
United States ship Langley underway as a U.S. Douglas DT seaplane piloted by Lieutenant Commander V.C. Griffin is catapulted from the deck and flies away.
United States aircraft land aboard the aircraft carrier Langley off the coast of California, United States. A U.S. Aeromarine 39-B airplane,piloted by Boatswain A. Feher, comes in for landing aboard the United States aircraft carrier Langley off the coast off California. A signal man on the edge of the deck waves flags. Aircraft lands, but noses over and then completely flips over upside down. Flight deck crewmen along the edge of the deck rush to the stricken airplane.
Loading activities aboard the United States aircraft carrier Bataan in San Diego, California. Mule tractor pulls a U.S. Air Force F-84 away from the parking area on quay wall towards Bataan. A man gets into the cockpit of the aircraft as it is being pulled to the aircraft carrier. A F-84 being hoisted aboard the carrier Bataan. Aircraft on the flight deck of the carrier.
Air Sea rescue operations in the U.S. Canal Zone. Three aircraft of the 1st Rescue Squadron, Howard Field, Panama Canal Zone, are seen flying above tha water. One flying the lowest is an SB-17 and above that a twin engine (C-47) and above that a smaller single engine airplane. Smoke from a flare is seen and an aircrew in a 20-man life raft. The C-47 airdrops something, and the SB-17 drops a large life boat, in a practice rescue operation. Crewmen in the raft, transfer to the life boat, raise its sail and start moving. A larger rescue motor boat intercepts them and the aircrew leave their sailboat and climb aboard the larger boat.
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