From the Navy News Service
1918 - Ensign David S. Ingalls, in a Sopwith Camel, shoots down his fifth enemy aircraft, becoming the first U.S. Navy ace while flying with the British Royal Air Force.
1944 - Fifth Fleet carrier aircraft attack Japanese in Visayas , Philippines
1960 - First nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CVN 65), launched at Newport News , Va.
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