Elrey Borge Jeppesen
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.
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[edit] 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.[1]
He died on November 26, 1996.[2]
[edit] Legacy
The Jeppesen company continues to exist today, currently as a subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, which acquired the business in October 2000[3].
[edit] Honors
- Tony Jannus Award in 1975
- National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1993
- Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame in 2000[4]
- Oregon Aviation Hall of Honor[5]
- OX5 Aviation Hall of Fame
- NBAA Meritorious Service Award
- Edward Warner Award, 1995
[edit] Sources
- ^ [1]
- ^ "E. B. Jeppesen, Pioneer Flier, Dies At Home". Rocky Mountain News. November 27, 1996. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RM&p_theme=rm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4E6BD6F0B9541&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2011-11-26. "Elrey Borge Jeppesen, the pioneering pilot who charted the skies and made an indelible mark on aviation history, died at his home Tuesday. He was 89. ..."
- ^ Historic timeline of the Jeppesen company.
- ^ Holmes, Charles W., Editor, Honoree Album of the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame, The Colorado Aviation Historical Society, 1999, Audubon Media Corp., Audubon, IA.
- ^ The Oregon Aviation Hall of Honor, established by Oregon Department of Aviation in 2003, is located at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon.
