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Eugene Burton Ely
1886Oct, 21

Eugene Burton Ely

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

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