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NH 77545 Eugene B. Ely

Eugene B. Ely flies his Curtiss pusher airplane from USS Birmingham (Scout Cruiser # 2), in Hampton Roads, Virginia, during the afternoon of 14 November 1910. USS Roe (Destroyer # 24), serving as plane guard, is visible in the background. Photograph from the Eugene B. Ely scrapbook collection, S-005.
Title: Eugene B. Ely
Description: Eugene B. Ely flies his Curtiss pusher airplane from USS Birmingham (Scout Cruiser # 2), in Hampton Roads, Virginia, during the afternoon of 14 November 1910. USS Roe (Destroyer # 24), serving as plane guard, is visible in the background. Photograph from the Eugene B. Ely scrapbook collection, S-005.
Accession #: NH
Catalog #: NH 77545
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Date: 1910-11-14
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