Eugene Ely and the Curtiss pusher biplane

That's Ely and his Curtiss pusher biplane on the Pennsylvania, getting ready to take off again and return to land. Alas, flying in those days was a very risky business, and Ely did not survive the year. He died in a plane crash in Macon, Ga., on October 19, 1911. In 1933, he was recognized posthumously with the Distinguished Flying Cross.