Photo #: NH 77579
Aviator Eugene B. Ely
Seated in his Curtiss pusher biplane, just before taking off
from USS Pennsylvania (Armored Cruiser # 4) to return
to land, 18 January 1911. Earlier in the day he landed on the
ship's deck, the first time an airplane had landed on a warship.
Note Ely's flying attire, including a leather helmet and rubber
inner tubes worn around his shoulders as a life preserver.
Photograph from the Eugene B. Ely scrapbooks.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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