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Can anyone here point me to a page that will tell me who Naval Aviator #1 is? I found #5 but after a day of looking cannot find before that. from what I can glean every aviator is given a number when they are put in service, someone must be the first. also what is it up to now? TIA Dave G. |
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Can anyone here point me to a page that will tell me who Naval Aviator #1 is? Wouldn't that be Eugene Ely? Since he was the first to actually fly off a ship, and be in the Navy, ...? Just a guess of course. v/r Gordon ====(A+C==== USN SAR Donate your memories - write a note on the back and send your old photos to a reputable museum, don't take them with you when you're gone. |
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"DAVE GEE" wrote in news:104g5034eb2o686
@corp.supernews.com: Hi group: Can anyone here point me to a page that will tell me who Naval Aviator #1 is? I found #5 but after a day of looking cannot find before that. from what I can glean every aviator is given a number when they are put in service, someone must be the first. also what is it up to now? Right here! http://www.history.navy.mil/avh-1910/APP01.PDF The first 15 (read in four columns): Naval Navy Air Aviator Pilot Number Name Service Number 1 Ellyson, Theodore G. USN 1 2 Rodgers, John USN 3 Towers, John H. USN 2 4 Herbster, Victor D. USN 5 5 Cunningham, Alfred A. USMC 14 6 Smith, Bernard L. USMC 6 7 Chevalier, Godfrey deC USN 7 8 Bellinger, Patrick N. L. USN 4 9 Billingsley, William D. USN 10 Murray, James M. USN 11 Mustin, Henry C. USN 3 12 McIlvain, William M. USMC 9 13 Richardson, Holden C. USN 12 14 Saufley, Richard C. USN 8 15 Bronson, Clarence K. USN 10 -- - "For once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward; For there you have been, and there you long to return." Leonardo da Vinci |
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from what I can glean every aviator is given a number
when they are put in service, someone must be the first. also what is it up to now? The USN stopped issuing "Naval Aviator Numbers" sometime before I got my wings in 74. ****er, Frank "DAVE GEE" wrote in message ... Hi group: Can anyone here point me to a page that will tell me who Naval Aviator #1 is? I found #5 but after a day of looking cannot find before that. from what I can glean every aviator is given a number when they are put in service, someone must be the first. also what is it up to now? TIA Dave G. |
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from what I can glean every aviator is given a number
when they are put in service, someone must be the first. also what is it up to now? The USN stopped issuing "Naval Aviator Numbers" sometime before I got my wings in 74. I got my wings early in 1951. My number, preceded by a V, is about 1500 (not sure it's a good idea to publish the exact number). But there MUST have been more than 1500 naval aviators prior to 1951. Can anyone explain? vince norris |
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Thanks all for the great information! This is a very interesting group. Dave G. |
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vincent p. norris wrote
I got my wings early in 1951. My number, preceded by a V, is about 1500 (not sure it's a good idea to publish the exact number). Hmmmm....strange, I never questioned my Sept 25, 1959 number of 15753. Bob Moore |
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Robert Moore wrote in
. 7: vincent p. norris wrote I got my wings early in 1951. My number, preceded by a V, is about 1500 (not sure it's a good idea to publish the exact number). Hmmmm....strange, I never questioned my Sept 25, 1959 number of 15753. Bob Moore Here's a link from my previous post for an explanation of how the system worked back then. They changed how they issued numbers a couple of times. Dave in San Diego AT1 USN Ret. -- - "For once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward; For there you have been, and there you long to return." Leonardo da Vinci |
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I got my wings early in 1951. My number, preceded by a V, is about
1500 (not sure it's a good idea to publish the exact number). Hmmmm....strange, I never questioned my Sept 25, 1959 number of 15753. Bob Moore Doesn't it seem odd, Bob, that the numbers went from 1 to 1500 in almost half a century, which included WW II, and then from 1500 to 15,000 in less than a decade? vince norris |
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Dave in San Diego wrote
Here's a link from my previous post for an explanation of how the system worked back then. They changed how they issued numbers a couple of times. Hmmm...must be going blind, can't see the link. :-) Bob Moore |
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