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Wreckage of Eugene Ely's plane,
after his fatal crash at Macon, Georgia, 19 Oct. 1911
"I think the tail and wings, of this biplane, have the look of a Curtiss aircraft, which I would expect Ely
to have been flying at the time.It looks like there is a number 14 on the tail and on another part of the aircraft, so it might not be too
difficult to identify it as Ely's biplane. On the web site which tells the story of
General Robert Scott, a celebrated World War II fighter pilot, you will read that he witnessed Ely's crash when he was four years
old, and was inspired to become an aviator. He is still alive today, in his nineties."
Photo & Comments Courtesy of Roy Nagl
Ancient Aviators Website
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