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Carl Benjamin "Ben" Eielson (July 20, 1897 – November 9, 1929) was an American aviator, bush pilot and explorer. Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, Carl Ben Eielson Middle School Fargo, ND and Carl Ben Eielson Elementary School Grand Forks, ND as well as Ben Eielson Junior-Senior High School Eielson AFB, AK are named in his honor. [1] [2] In ...
It was named for Carl Ben Eielson, an Alaska aviation pioneer who was killed, along with his mechanic Earl Borland, in the crash of their Hamilton H-45 aircraft in 1929. Eielson and Borland were attempting a rescue flight to an icebound ship in the Bering Sea when they were killed. On 1 April 1948, the Eielson Air Force Base Wing (Base ...
Carl Ben Eielson – (1897–1929) aviator, bush pilot and explorer; Jafet Lindeberg – (1873–1962) gold prospector and co-founder of the city of Nome, Alaska; Finn Ronne – (1899–1980) U.S. Antarctic explorer. Erik Ramstad – (1860–1951) one of the founders of Minot, North Dakota
The result: the inaugural Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame Banquet, held Oct. 19, 1984, and highlighted by the inductions of Sondre Norheim, the father of modern skiing; Casper Oimoen, a champion skier who captained the U.S. Olympic Ski Team in 1932 and 1936; pilot/explorer Carl Ben Eielson, the first person to fly nonstop over the top of the ...
November 9 – American aviation pioneer Carl Ben Eielson and his mechanic Earl Borland die in the crash of their plane in Siberia while attempting to evacuate furs and personnel from the Nanuk, a cargo ship trapped in the ice at North Cape (now Mys Shmidta). [26] [27] [28] [29]
The Hatton - Eielson Museum. Location of Hatton, North Dakota. ... Hatton is the birthplace of 20th century Arctic explorer and pilot Carl Ben Eielson. [6] Geography
Carl Ben Eielson (1897–1929) Linious McGee (1897–1968) Russel Hyde Merrill (1894–1929) Ingrid Pederson, first woman to fly a small airplane over the North Pole; Noel Wien (1899–1977) Roy S Dickson (1901-1958)
November 14, 1985 (20 W. Main St. Mayville: 3: Carl Ben Eielson House: Carl Ben Eielson House: April 11, 1977 (405 8th St. Hatton: 4: Ellingson Farm District