Eugene Burton Ely

1886 - 1911  (24 years)

• Name	Eugene Burton Ely
  Birth	21 Oct 1886	Williamsburg, Iowa, Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	He was a pioneer aviator. He was the first man to preform a takeoff and landing from an aircraft carrier.
  		Eugene Ely. Eugene Ely.
  		First airplane takeoff from a warship. On November 14, 1910 Eugene took off from the deck of the USS Birmingham, a Scout Cruiser which was modified into an improvised aircraft carrier. The plane just made it. The wheels grazed the water. He landed on the beach.
  		USS Pennsylvania. First airplane landing on a warship. On January 18, 1911, Ely landed on a platform on the USS Pennsylvania using the tail hook system which is still in use today.
  Death	19 Oct 1911	Macon, Bibb, Georgia
  Person ID	I67821	Nagel
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Colonel Nathan Dana Ely,   b. 18 Dec 1864, Brandon, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin d. 5 Mar 1941, Washington, District of Columbia (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Emma Lewis Harrington,   b. 12 Dec 1857, Iowa d. 14 Mar 1915, York, Delaware, Iowa (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	24 Dec 1885	York, Delaware, Iowa
  Family ID	F21491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Oct 1886 - Williamsburg, Iowa, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Eugene Ely Eugene Ely
  		Eugene Ely He was an aviation pioneer who became first person takeoff and land on an improvised aircraft carrier which was little more than a plywood deck built on an existing ship. The landing was accomplished with a tail-hook arresting system which is still the basis of modern carriers.