Photo #: NH 77567
Aviator Eugene B. Ely
Is congratulated by U.S. Army personnel and civilians at San
Francisco, California, after his return flight from USS Pennsylvania
(Armored Cruiser # 4), 18 January 1911. Earlier in the day Ely
had landed on the ship, the first time an airplane alighted on
a warship's deck.
Ely is wearing a Pennsylvania cap ribbon around his left
arm.
Photograph from the Eugene B. Ely scrapbooks.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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