Eugene Ely

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.

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  Ely c. 1911
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  Ely takes off
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  First landing on a ship
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  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.