100th Anniversary
of US Navy's 1st Carrier take-off

On November 10, 1910, Curtiss pilot Eugene Ely flies off a wooden deck on the USS Birmingham in a 50 h.p. Curtiss pusher airplane.

On January 18th, 1911, Ely landed a pusher on another platform built on the after deck of the cruiser USS Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay.

Western New York’s aviation story is here.  Help celebrate Naval Aviation’s 100th year by learning about Glenn Curtiss, “Father of Naval Aviation.”  Come see his Model D “Pusher” and the other Aviation and Space accomplishments of Bell, Moog, Calspan, Consolidated and other Western New York institutions.

See more images of this historic event and the story at the US Navy's Historical center's web site. 

Hours: 
May 29 through June 20:  11am - 4pm weekends only
June 24 through September 6 (Labor Day): 11am - 4pm Thursday through Sundays and Holidays.

Admission: 
Adults $7, Senior/Students $5, Kids under 12 $3, Family (parents with children) $15, groups of 10 or more $3 each.  Note! $1 discount for paid visitors to Naval & Military Park.