Eugene Ely is pictured with his plane at Butte in 1911 with his wife, Mabel. A few days later Ely made the first airplane flight in the Flathead Valley.
June 12, 2011
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June 12, 2011 2 a.m.
'Bird-Man sails in the air'
Pioneering aviator gave Kalispell its first chance to see an airplane 100 years ago this month
The rumors had been circulating for days and excitement was building in Kalispell.