Sujet
Eugene Ely 1910
Légende
"In February 1910, shortly following America's First International Air Meet in Los Angeles, E. Henry Wemme purchased one of Curtiss' first 4-cylinder Biplanes and took the agency for them in the Northwest. However, having never flown, nor having any actual knowledge of aircraft, Wemme found himself unable to fly it. Eugene Ely offered to try to fly the little 4-cylinder plane, but only wound up crashing instead. Feeling so badly about the mishap, Ely bought the wreck from Wemme. With a plane of his own, he soon made the necessary repairs, then very cautiously proceeded to teach himself to fly. He acquired the feel in the air quickly and by April, 1910, was making short straightaway hops. For the next two months he continued to practice with the new contraption and soon mastered the little flying machine." He crashed and died in Macon Georgia in 1911
Date
1910
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group
Notre référence
UMG20A56_344
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
52,3Mo (8,2Mo) / 43,1cm x 30,3cm / 5096 x 3584 (300dpi)