Eugene Ely

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Eugene B. Ely, an American aviator, was the first person to take off from a warship, on November 14, 1910. He was also the first person to land an aircraft on a ship on January 18, 1911.

Ely c. 1911

Ely takes off

First landing on a ship

Plaque on the grounds of the Shops at Tanforan in San Bruno, CA, USA, commemorating the first shipboard landing made by Ely in 1911, who took off from Tanforan Park.