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The Vought VE-7 "Bluebird" was an early biplane of the United States. First flying in 1917, it was designed as a two-seat trainer for the United States Army, then adopted by the United States Navy as its first fighter aircraft. In 1922, a VE-7 became the first airplane to take off from an American aircraft carrier. [1]
USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) equipped with a trapeze and a Vought biplane (UO-1), probably a VE-7 Bluebird, for parasite fighter tests. In 1917, the Lewis and Vought Corporation was founded by Lewis, an early aviator, and Vought, a former chief engineer of the Wright Company.
Vought V-354 [21] Vought VE-7 Bluebird; Vought VE-8; Vought VE-9; Vought VE-10 Bat Boat [21] Vought VE-135 [21] Vought VS-315; Vought-Cicero Umbrellaplane [21] Vought Chesapeake; Vought AXV V-143; Vought Navy Experimental Type V Interceptor Fighter V-143; Vought Model 1600; Vought XF5U; Vought X-100
VE-7 "Bluebird" Fighter/trainer: Lewis & Vought Corporation: First United States Navy fighter aircraft. Used as a racer and trainer. In 1922, a VE-7 became the first airplane to take off from an American aircraft carrier. [2] [3] 1917 [2] Unknown 128 [2] E-1: Military trainer/early fighter Standard Aircraft Corporation: 1917 Never 168 M-8 ...
In his book "All the Factors of Victory: Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves and The Origins of Carrier Airpower" (May 2003), Thomas Wildenberg provided an insight into the naval aviation tactical issues with which Reeves was involved and the part Wead played as commanding officer of VF-2 fighter squadron (comprising Vought VE-7SF "Bluebird", Boeing ...
Vought (est. 1917) — an aircraft manufacturer and defense company of the United States. The manufacturers' names have included: Lewis and Vought Corporation , Chance Vought , Vought-Sikorsky , Ling-Temco-Vought , LTV Aerospace, Vought Aircraft Companies, and the current Vought Aircraft Industries .
Vought aircraft — a brand of aircraft manufactured in the United States since 1917. The manufacturers' names have included: Lewis and Vought Corporation , Chance Vought , Vought-Sikorsky , Ling-Temco-Vought , LTV Aerospace, Vought Aircraft Companies, and the current Vought Aircraft Industries .
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMFA-232) is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet squadron. Nicknamed the "Red Devils", the squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 11 (MAG-11) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW).