Pilot Eugene Burton Ely

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Eugene Burton Ely

Living place: Georgia

Birthday: 21-10-1866

Global rank: #68318

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Who is Pilot Eugene Burton Ely?
Eugene Burton Ely is known as a famous American pilot and aviation pioneer. He was the first person to be able to take off and land an airplane from the deck of a ship.
On November 14, 1910 Eugene Burton Ely flew with Curtiss from the bow of the light cruiser USS Birmingham.
On January 18, 1911, he landed a Curtiss aircraft on the deck of the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania.
During the show flight at Macon on October 19, 1911, his aircraft crashed and crashed. He jumped from the plane but injured his neck and died a few minutes later.
On March 16, 1933, Congress presented him with the Distinguished Flying Cross Award to commemorate his contributions to the aviation industry. .

Young / Before famous

Eugene Burton Ely was born in Williamsburg, Iowa, but grew up in Davenport, Iowa.
January 4, 1901 he graduated from Davenport 4 High School.
In 1904 he worked as a chauffeur for the priest Smyth in Cosgrove, Iowa.
In 1909 he and his family moved to Nevada City, California.
In 1910, his family moved to Portland, Oregon, where he worked as a salesman. auto carrier for E. Henry Wemme.
When the owner Wemme bought a Glenn Curtiss, Wemme couldn't fly it. Eugene Burton Ely then bought Curtiss' body from Wemme, repaired it and learned to fly for a few months.
In June 1910 he flew around Portland, then flew directly to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
On October 5, 1910, he received his pilot's license from the American aviation club #17.

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August 7, 1907 married Mabel Hall

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When was Pilot Eugene Burton Ely born?
Eugene Burton Ely was born in 21-10-1866, death year is , at the age of 158.
Where is Pilot Eugene Burton Ely's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Eugene Burton Ely was born in Iowa, . Mr working and living in Macon - Georgia. Mr, whose Zodiac is Libra, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Tiger. Eugene Burton Ely's global rank is 68318 and whose rank is 60 in list of famous Pilot.
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Birthday Eugene Burton Ely (21-10) in history

  • Day 21-10 year 1797: The US Navy frigate "Old Ironsides" was launched in Boston Harbor.
  • Day 21-10 year 1805: Admiral Horatio Nelson died in the Battle of Trafalgar.
  • Day 21-10 year 1837: Seminole chief Osceola was captured as he carried a white flag of truce during the Second Seminole War.
  • Day 21-10 year 1879: Thomas Edison invented a workable incandescent electric lamp.
  • Day 21-10 year 1959: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of modern and contemporary art, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, opened to the public in New York City.
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