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English: NORFOLK (Nov. 1910): In this file photo provided by the U.S. Naval Historical Center taken in November 1910, a floating crane from Norfolk Naval Shipyard lifts a Curtiss Model D biplane to the deck of the Chester-class cruiser USS Birmingham (CL 2). Civilian aviator Eugene B. Ely flew the plane off Birmingham on Nov. 14, 1910, the first aircraft launch from a warship.
Deutsch: NORFOLK (Nov. 1910): Dieses Foto des U.S. Naval Historical Center von November 1910 zeigt die Verladung eines Curtiss Model D Doppeldeckers mit einem Schwimmkran der Norfolk Naval Schiffswerft auf das Deck des Kreuzers USS Birmingham (CL 2). Der Zivilflieger Eugene B. Ely startete später mit dem Flugzeug von der Birmingham am 14. Nov. 1910, womit ihm der erste Flugzeugstart von einem Kriegsschiff gelang.
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