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1919 May, 08 Lt. Cdr. A. C. Read of the US Navy made the first crossing of the North Atlantic by aeroplane, flying a Curtiss NC-4 flying boat (May 8 - 31).
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1954 SepThe U.S. Navy's one-man jet propelled helicopter (RH-10) was given it's first public demonstration during the 1954 National Air Show, held at Cox Municipal Airport, Vandalia, OH.
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1959 Dec, 06 Cdr. Lawrence E. Flint flying the second YF4H-1, prototype of the Navy's new McDonnell Douglas F4H (F-4) Phantom, reached 98,556 ft, setting a new altitude record.
  Project Top Flight: Cdr. L. E. Flint set a new absolute altitude record in a specially modified YF4H-1 (BuNo 142260) reaching 98,556Ft.
1960 Sep, 25 Cdr. J. F. Davis set a set 100km speed record, averaging 1,390.26mph in his F4H-1 (F-4A).
1961 May, 24 Project LANA: In an event to mark the 50th anniversary of US Naval Aviation, Lt. R. F. Gordon and Lt. B. R. Young flew their F4H-1F ((F-4A}) (BuNo 148270) from Ontario California to NAS Brooklyn (Floyd Bennett Field) in 2 Hrs 47 Mins (879.7mph avg.)

For their accomplishment they were awarded the Bindix trophy. Two other crews of the five involved broke the previous trans-continental speed record.

1961 Aug, 28 Lt. H. Hardisty & Lt. E. H. DeEsch set a low altitude record, averaging 902.770mph over a 3km course at a maximum altitude of 125ft in their F4H-1 ( F-4A ), the second "Sageburner" (BuNo 145307)
1961 Dec, 05 Cdr. George W. Ellis established a new sustained altitude record of 66,43.8 ft in the second YF4H-1 (BuNo 142260).
1962 Feb, 21 Project High Jump: Lt. Cdr. J. Young flew his F4H-1 (F-4A) to 3,000m in 34.523 secs, breaking the previous record by 1.101 secs.
  Project High Jump: Cdr. D. M. Longton flew his F4H-1 (F-4A) to 6,000m in 48.787 secs, breaking the previous record by 2.642 secs.
1962 Mar, 01 Project High Jump: Lt. Col. W. C. McGraw flew his F4H-1 (F-4A) to 9,000m in 61.629 secs, breaking the previous record by 3.131 secs.
  Project High Jump: Lt. Col. W. C. McGraw flew his F4H-1 (F-4A) to 12,000m in 77.156 secs, breaking the previous record by 18.584 secs.
  Project High Jump: Lt. Cdr. D. W. Nordberg flew his F4H-1 (F-4A) to 15,000m in 114.548 secs, breaking the previous record by 16.552 secs.
1962 Mar, 31 Project High Jump: Lt. Cdr. T. Brown flew his F4H-1 (F-4A) to 20,000m in 178.500 secs, breaking the previous record by 44.490 secs.
1962 Apr, 03 Project High Jump: Lt. Cdr. J. W. Young flew his F4H-1 (F-4A) to 25,000m in 230.440 secs, breaking the previous record by 35.590 secs.
1962 Apr, 12 Project High Jump: Lt. Cdr. D. W. Nordberg flew his F4H-1 (F-4A) to 30,000m in 371.430 secs, breaking the previous record by 533.490 secs.
1962 Apr, 30 The first Boeing/Vertol CH-46 helicopter was accepted by the Navy for testing.
1997 Jan, 18 The US Navy's newsest multi-mission aircraft, the F/A-18E (Super Hornet), piloted by Lt. Frank Morley, made it's first carrier landing aboard the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).