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 H.W. Bush. 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.
| Date Taken: | 11.15.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 11.17.2010 23:52 |
| Photo ID: | 341266 |
| VIRIN: | 101115-N-3885H-191 |
| Resolution: | 1400x1073 |
| Size: | 1.12 MB |
| Location: | NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US |
| Web Views: | 44 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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