Originally Posted by Birdwatcher
Nother shot from the previous November (1910), taking off from a ship.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Burton_Ely

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Sadly, Mr Ely crashed on 10/19/2011 when he failed to pull out of a dive in time, jumped free of the wreck, died shortly thereafter

I believe he died in 1911, Birdy. Got away from the wreck and died of a broken neck.

Retired cat herder.