Eugene Burton Ely

Eugene Burton Ely (October 21, 1886 – October 19, 1911) was an aviation pioneer, credited with the first shipboard aircraft take off and landing.

Read more about Eugene Burton Ely:  Background, Naval Aviation Firsts, Death

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    All my joys to this are folly,
    Naught so sweet as melancholy.
    —Robert Burton (1577–1640)