Elrey Borge Jeppesen
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About
Pilot whose charts and procedural manuals standardized flying and made it less dangerous.
Before Fame
He caught a ten-minute ride with a barnstormer when he was fifteen years old. This joy ride inspired him to take up flying himself.
Trivia
He worked for Boeing as a transporter of animals. It was during this job that he first began recording the details of his flight routes.
Family Life
He grew up in Odell, Oregon. Later, he married his flight attendant Nadine Liscomb.
Associated With
Orville Wright signed his pilot's license.
