USS Midway Museum Celebrates 100 years of US Aircraft Carriers – NBC 7 San Diego
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 21, 2022
The U.S.S. Midway welcomed guests Sunday aboard the aircraft carrier to celebrate the 100th anniversary of U.S. aircraft carriers.
“Today is an incredible day on the Midway and in San Diego which is the birthplace of Naval Aviation,” said U.S.S. Midway Museum Marketing Director David Koontz.
On March 20, 1922, the U.S. Navy commissioned the U.S.S. Langley, making it America’s first aircraft carrier.
“What’s important with how it relates to San Diego. The first carrier the U.S.S. Langley was actually homeported . . .
