Elrey Borge Jeppesen
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Elrey Borge Jeppesen (January 28, 1907 – November 26, 1996) was an American aviation pioneer. He developed manuals and charts that allowed pilots worldwide to fly safely.
He was involved in an overrun accident at the Denver Municipal Airport on June 10, 1941. While landing in a rainstorm, the United DC-3 aircraft overran the landing area, travelled through the airport boundary lights and into a 3 foot ditch where the right landing gear failed. None of the crew or 15 passengers was injured but the aircraft incurred major damage.
He died on November 26, 1996.
company continues to exist today, currently as a subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Airplanes
, which acquired the business in October 2000.
Biography
He was born on January 28, 1907.He was involved in an overrun accident at the Denver Municipal Airport on June 10, 1941. While landing in a rainstorm, the United DC-3 aircraft overran the landing area, travelled through the airport boundary lights and into a 3 foot ditch where the right landing gear failed. None of the crew or 15 passengers was injured but the aircraft incurred major damage.
He died on November 26, 1996.
Legacy
The JeppesenJeppesen
Jeppesen is an American company that specializes in navigational information, operations management solutions and flight training products and services...
company continues to exist today, currently as a subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
, which acquired the business in October 2000.
Honors
- Tony Jannus AwardTony Jannus AwardThe Tony Jannus Award recognizes outstanding individual achievement in scheduled commercial aviation by airline executives, inventors and manufacturers, and government leaders. The award is conferred annually by the Tony Jannus Distinguished Aviation Society and was first bestowed in 1964 in Tampa,...
in 1975 - National Aviation Hall of FameNational Aviation Hall of FameThe American National Aviation Hall of Fame is located at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, east Dayton, Ohio...
in 1993 - Colorado Aviation Hall of FameColorado Aviation Hall of FameThe Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame was established by the Colorado Aviation Historical Society in Denver, Colorado, USA, on November 11, 1969 for the State of Colorado. The original and first ten Colorado aviation pioneers were inducted into the Hall on that date. Guest speaker for the event was...
in 2000 - Oregon Aviation Hall of Honor
- OX5 Aviation Hall of Fame
- NBAA Meritorious Service Award
- Edward Warner AwardEdward Warner AwardThe Edward Warner Award is an award that's given in the field of aviation to aviation pioneers or organizations that have contributed to civil aviation. The award is named after Dr. Edward Pearson Warner, the first President of the council of ICAO....
, 1995