3.8K views · 78 reactions | Footage of Navy aviation cadets practicing landings on the training carrier USS Wolverine (IX-64) on Lake Michigan. The Wolverine was originally built as the Great Lakes side-wheel steamer Seeandbee that the Navy converted into a freshwater aircraft carrier in 1942 for advanced training of naval aviators in carrier take-offs and landings. (NA) | Remembering the CBI - China Burma India in WWII | Facebook

ERIC “WINKLE” BROWN: The World’s First Jet Carrier Landing (Restored Footage) This video and rare raw interview explore the death-defying, world-first jet aircraft carrier landing, accomplished by legendary test pilot Eric “Winkle” Brown on December 3, 1945. * Lesser-Known Facts: * No Hook: The first landings were “un-arrested,” meaning Brown landed the jet on the deck using only its brakes, just like on a runway. This was done to prove the jet’s handling was stable enough before attempting a fu

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11K views · 115 reactions | What is the most interesting information on our newest Naval Legends video? CV rework arrives in Update 0.8.0. For that occasion, we've prepared a special two-part episode about the history of U.S. Naval Aviation. The first part will tell you about the birth of Naval Aviation and its development up to WWII. | World of Warships | Facebook

342K views · 7.2K reactions | On February 9, 1945, two submarines are poised to engage in a direct, underwater confrontation. It's the first - and only - underwater submarine dogfight in recorded naval history. Hell Below | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook

1.4M views · 10K reactions | It's so rare that submarines face off...