EUGENE BURTON ELY
1879-1911
 
 
Eugene Ely
 
 
Eugene Ely
Library of Congress Collection
 

 
   
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1911-2011
 

 
 
 
 
Eugene Ely
 
 
Wreckage of Eugene Ely's plane,
after his fatal crash at Macon, Georgia, 19 Oct. 1911

     "I think the tail and wings, of this biplane, have the look of a Curtiss aircraft, which I would expect Ely to have been flying at the time.It looks like there is a number 14 on the tail and on another part of the aircraft, so it might not be too difficult to identify it as Ely's biplane. On the web site which tells the story of General Robert Scott, a celebrated World War II fighter pilot, you will read that he witnessed Ely's crash when he was four years old, and was inspired to become an aviator. He is still alive today, in his nineties."
Photo & Comments Courtesy of Roy Nagl
Ancient Aviators Website
 

 
 
Eugene Ely
 
 
Photo # NH77606 Wreckage of Eugene Ely's plane,
after his fatal crash at Macon, Georgia, 19 Oct. 1911
Photo from Naval Historical Center
 

 
 
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