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There is no biographical file for pilot Ellis in the archives of the National Air & Space Museum (NASM), Washington, DC.

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DANIEL E. ELLIS

Dan Ellis landed twice at Tucson. His first landing was part of a laudable trans-continental flight. On Sunday, July 7, 1929 at 3:15PM he arrived in the Aeromarine-Klemm AKL-26 he identified as "120H." A photograph of 120H is at the Cosgrove Collection at the link. Based at Keysport, NJ, he arrived from Pecos, TX carrying his first wife, Thelma, as passenger. They departed for Phoenix, AZ at 4:00PM.

The Aeromarine was a small, light airplane with two open cockpits and not much baggage capacity. In the best of times flying one across the U.S. would be a grueling adventure. July in the desert southwest must have been a challenge for an airplane like the Aeromarine. But he wasn't the only Register pilot to fly Aeromarines long distances. Please direct your browser to Friedrich Karl Freiherr Baron von Koenig-Warthausen to learn about his spectacular flight, and to "Boots" LeBoutillier.

Below, courtesy of site visitor John Lyon, is an article that provides biographical information on pilot Ellis. Note mention of the flight in the Aeromarine.

Ellis' second landing was on Saturday, May 24, 1930 at 12:20PM. This time he was solo in the Fleet NC9435. He was part of a flight of three airplanes being ferried from Los Angeles, CA to Guatemala. Please direct your browser to the airplane link to learn about their arrival in Guatemala, and their activities through the rest of the year.

According to his daughter, Ellis was born March 17, 1893 in Meeker, CO and flew West on May 21, 1958 near Richmond, VA. He died of a heart attack while driving a tractor on his farm. He is buried at the Arlington National Cemetery.

 

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