2011 is the 100th anniversary of Naval Aviation, and by default USMC and Coast Guard Aviation since we all wear the same Wings of Gold. It started with Eugene Ely launching from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham (CL-2) off Virginia in Nov 2010 and then in Jan 2011 recreated the feet including landing this time on the USS Pennsylvania (ACR-4) in San Francisco Bay.
So they had an antique aircraft duplicate the feat, launching/landing with a modern ship? Love to see video of that!
