101115-N-3885H-191 NORFOLK (Nov. 15, 2010) A shooter signals to retired Cmdr. Bob Coolbauth, the pilot of a replica of a Curtiss-Ely Pusher, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Bush (CVN 77). The Curtiss-Ely Pusher was the first aircraft to launch from the deck of a Navy ship. The original aircraft was flown off the deck of the light cruiser USS Birmingham by Eugene Ely on Nov. 14, 1910, to launch naval aviation. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Hall/Released) US Navy 101115-N-3885H-191 A shooter signals to retired Cmdr. Bob Coolbauth
101115-N-3885H-191 NORFOLK (Nov. 15, 2010) A shooter signals to retired Cmdr. Bob Coolbauth, the pilot of a replica of a Curtiss-Ely Pusher, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Bush (CVN 77). The Curtiss-Ely Pusher was the first aircraft to launch from the deck of a Navy ship. The original aircraft was flown off the deck of the light cruiser USS Birmingham by Eugene Ely on Nov. 14, 1910, to launch naval aviation. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Hall/Released) US Navy 101115-N-3885H-191 A shooter signals to retired Cmdr. Bob Coolbauth, the pilot of a replica of a Curtiss-Ely Pusher
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