First person to take-off from a moving ship According to Official Guinness Records,
The first airman to take off from a moving ship was Commander Charles Samson of the British Royal Navy, who got airborne in a Short S27 biplane from HMS Hibernia steaming at 10.5 knots (19 km/h;11.8 mph), during the Royal Fleet Review at Weymouth, UK on 2 May 1912. For a complete list of 1912 records, please visit 1912 Guinness Records in United Kingdom .
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