Eugene B Ely
American
Early automobile salesman, mechanic, race car driver and pilot; notable for his daring aviation feats. - AsNotedIn
Early automobile salesman, mechanic, race car driver and pilot; notable for his daring aviation feats. - AsNotedIn
Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
1886/10/21 | Born in Davenport Iowa | ||||||
1910/00/00 | Eugene Ely acquires a Curtiss aeroplane, rebuilds the motor and teaches himself to fly. | ||||||
1910/11/14 | Eugene Ely becomes the first person to fly an aircraft off a ship, the scout cruiser USS Birmingham. | Pilot | Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park | Hampton | Birth of Naval Aviation | ||
1911/01/18 | Eugene Ely becomes the first person to land an aircraft on a ship, armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania, San Francisco | Pilot | Birth of Naval Aviation | ||||
1911/10/18 | Crashes his plane and dies in Macon Georgia |
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