First Catapult Launch: November 5, 1915

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First Catapult Launch: November 5, 1915

First catapult launch from a ship.First catapult launch from a ship.

 

On November 5, 1915, Lt.Comdr. Henry C. Mustin, in an AB-2 flying boat, made the first catapult launching from a ship, flying off the stern of the USS North Carolina (ACR 12) in Pensacola, Fl.

 


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