Melania Trump Makes First Lady History With Ride in Osprey

First lady Melania Trump speaks in front of an F22 fighter during a tour of Joint Base Langley in Hampton, Va., on Dec. 12, 2018. Steve Helber/AP
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HAMPTON, Va.—Melania Trump made history on Dec. 12 by flying in a V-22 Osprey aircraft and onto the deck of an aircraft carrier.

The White House says it’s the first time a first lady has flown in an Osprey. The tiltrotor aircraft takes off and lands vertically. Mrs. Trump flew from Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington to Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia, and onto the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush and back.