Eugene Burton Ely (1886-1911),US aviator,sitting in an aeroplane. Ely's flying career began in 1910 by crashing a friend's aeroplane. He bought and repaired the wreck,and ended up working for the plane's designer,Glenn Curtiss. On 14 November 1910,Ely performed the first take off from a ship,and then achieved a landing on a ship two months later on 18 January 1911. He died on 19 October 1911,in a plane crash while flying at an exhibition in Georgia,USA. Photograph from the Bain News Service | |
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