Eugene Ely

Eugene Ely, 14. november 1910, om bord på USS Roe

Eugene Burton Ely (21. oktober 1886 – 19. oktober 1911) var en amerikansk flypioner. Han var den første, som startede og landede et fly på et skib.

Ely takes off fra USS Birmingham, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 14. november, 1910

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First airplane takeoff from a warship

Eugene Burton Ely flies his Curtiss pusher biplane from USS Birmingham (Scout Cruiser No. 2), in Hampton Roads, Virginia, during the afternoon of 14 November 1910.

USS Roe (Destroyer No. 24), serving as plane guard, is visible in the background.
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*Photo #: NH 77555
  • Eugene B. Ely
  • On board USS Roe (Destroyer # 24) on 14 November 1910, shortly after his flight off the deck of USS Birmingham (Scout Cruiser # 2). This was the first airplane takeoff from a warship.
  • Photograph from the Eugene B. Ely scrapbooks.
  • U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.