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In 1898 the first prototype of an aircraft carrier was placed in front of the U.S. Navy.

Department of Defense photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dusty Howell, U.S. Navy Top Questions What is an aircraft carrier? An aircraft carrier is a naval vessel from which airplanes may take off and land. Basically, an aircraft carrier is an airfield at sea. Special features include catapults on the flight deck to assist in launching aircraft; for braking while landing, aircraft are fitted with retractable hooks that engage wires on the deck. Who was the first pilot to take off from a platform on a ship, a forerunner of the aircraft carrier? American civilian Eugene Ely was the first pilot to...

Charlotte MacLeay Charlotte Ely MacLeay passed away peacefully at the McClure Miller Respite House in Colchester, Vt., on April 25, 2021, after a difficult battle with a rapidly progressing dementia. She was a caring and community-minded nurse and educator who deeply loved her family, greatly enjoyed meeting new people, and greeted everyone with a warm and engaging smile. Born on October 8, 1949, to Robert H. and Loree C. Ely in Brownsville (West Windsor), Vt., Charlotte grew up skiing on Mount Ascutney, where her father designed and cut the trails a...

World War I Saw History’s First Naval Assaults from Aircraft Carriers The foresight to experiment and invest in new ideas rather than just iterate upon old ones remains a vital quality in a world that continues to experience rapid technological change. Here's What You Need to Remember: The Royal Navy pushed its technology as far as it could go in the Tondern raid, dispatching its fighters to the limit of their range from a ship they were not capable of landing back upon to attack a large target with tiny bombs. The fact that the raid succeeded beyond all expectations is beside the more imp...