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Theodore G. 'Spuds' Ellyson (1885-1928), Glenn Curtiss' first seaplane pupil, became the first United States Naval Aviator. Ellyson flew the first night flight by a naval seaplane (the Curtiss A-1) and the first successful catapult launch from an anchored barge. Commander Ellyson made many significant contributions in naval aviation before his death in 1928, in an airplane crash off Hampton Roads, Virginia.
NASM.XXXX.0615
Ellyson, Theodore Gordon, 1885-1928
1911-1914
No donor information, unknown, unknown, XXXX-0615, unknown
0.23 Cubic feet ((1 slim legal document box))
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of copies of letters written between Ellyson and others concerning then-Lieutenant Ellyson's aviation experiments of 1911-1914. Many of the letters are directed to Captain Washington I. Chambers and include monthly progress reports and travel and expense statements.
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Aeronautics -- Records
Seaplanes
Aeronautics
Aeronautics, Military
Curtiss A-1 (AH-1) Type
Naval aviation
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence