This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Aviation Leaders and War Era Pioneers Highlighted
An archival passage surveys early naval aviation figures such as Admirals Towers and Arnold, noting their hazard filled careers from 1911 to 1919 including the NC4 transatlantic flight and near fatal crashes. It recalls Curtiss pilots, West Point graduates, and engineers shaping early air power while touching on political and naval constraints of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Towers
Naval Aviation
John Rodgers
T. G. Ellyson
Towers
Brush
Azores
Chesapeake
Navy
Neil
Rome
Glenn. Curtiss
Hammondsport
Admiral Cook
Lars Henea
Genera Irnold
Air
T. Arnold
Ao Ng
Dax
Washington
Currier and
Ives
Samuel M. Robinson
Andi Naval
Chief Navy
Gauich
Robinson
Eek
Eulogy
Texas
West “Point
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