Eugene B Ely

  • American


Early automobile salesman, mechanic, race car driver and pilot; notable for his daring aviation feats. - AsNotedIn


Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
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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