First "aircraft carrier" appeared on the Black Sea fleet in 1904

The idea of interaction of fleet and aircraft arose in 1904 when the battle ship "Sinop" was equipped under base for a balloon. It was the real harbinger of an aircraft carrier. In 1910 it was offered to create at a communication service so-called "hydroaviation fleet". It promoted formation and opening in Sevastopol the first flight schools. So there was a Kachinsky flight school. In 1911 three airplanes of kachinsky flight schools carried out the first program of flight at interaction with fleet. During maneuvers of the Black Sea squadron, airplanes provided investigation, protection and communication. Aircraft Black Sea...