This propeller is from a Curtiss Model D pusher biplane flown by Eugene B. Ely on January 18, 1911 for the first landing on a ship, the battleship USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco Bay, using the first ever tailhook system. Created by Mark Avino Date Created 06/23/2017 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Aviation; Naval Aviation; People; Pre-WWI; Propellers; Propulsion Rights and Restrictions CC0
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