Elrey Borge Jeppesen belongs to the record of exploration as a figure whose journeys changed what was known.
The record lists Elrey Borge Jeppesen as American aviation pioneer (1907–1996).
Elrey Borge Jeppesen was born at Lake Charles in 1907. His recorded nationality is United States.
The heroic age of polar exploration pushed men and dogs to the limits of endurance for objectives that were as symbolic as they were geographic.
He is recorded as flight attendant, aircraft pilot and cartographer.
Exploration was always as much logistics as courage, and the logistics are what decided outcomes.
Recognition followed: National Aviation Hall of Fame and Edward Warner Award.
Elrey Borge Jeppesen died in 1996, aged 89. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- National Aviation Hall of Fame
- Edward Warner Award
- Recorded as flight attendant, aircraft pilot and cartographer
