Eugene Ely and the First Aircraft Carrier » ely11

Eugene Ely launches his Curtiss pusher from the deck of "rigged carrier," USS Birmingham on April 7, 1910. (U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 76511)

Eugene Ely launches his Curtiss pusher from the deck of “rigged carrier,” USS Birmingham on April 7, 1910. (U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 76511)

On January 18, 1911, Eugene Ely landed safely aboard the makeshift "carrier," USS Pennsylvania. (U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 1385)
Aviator Eugene Ely died when his plane crashed in Macon, Georgia on October 19, 1911. (U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 77579(

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