Ely was the first person to land an aircraft on the deck of a ship. Ely flew from San Bruno, CA and landed his Curtiss Model D biplane on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania, which was anchored in nearby San Francisco Bay. The image above captured the event.
What first did Eugene B. Ely accomplish today in 1911?
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Answer:
Ely was the first person to land an aircraft on the deck of a ship. Ely flew from San Bruno, CA and landed his Curtiss Model D biplane on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania, which was anchored in nearby San Francisco Bay. The image above captured the event.
Ely was the first person to land an aircraft on the deck of a ship. Ely flew from San Bruno, CA and landed his Curtiss Model D biplane on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania, which was anchored in nearby San Francisco Bay. The image above captured the event.
