Louis Bleriot – First Flight between Continental Europe and Great Britain.
Louis Bleriot was a famous French pilot and inventor who lived between 1872 and 1936. Bleriot was born in 1872
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Aviation Pioneers
Aviators who left their mark on world history. Aviators who are pioneers in their field and contributed to the development of aviation. their Life stories and more…
Women who achieved firsts in aviation history. Bessie Coleman, Harriet Quimby, Katherine Cheung, Amelia Earhart, Sabiha Gökçen, and more…
Aviation pioneers who have contributed to the development of aviation from the Wright Brothers to the present.
Prominent aviators in wartime.
Wright Brothers, Oleg Antonov, Victor Tatin, Steponas Darius, Mabel Bell, Assen Jordanoff, Vecihi Hürkuş, Aldasoro Brothers, Daniel Bernoulli, Glen Curtiss, Sally Ride, Eric Hartmann, Anthony Fokker, William Edward Boeing, Howard Hughes, and more.
Igor Ivan Sikorsky – Dream of Helicopter
Igor Ivan Sikorsky was born on May 25, 1889 in Kiev- Russian Empire [now in Ukraine]. Sikorsky’s father was a
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Asli Hassan Abade: Soaring High as Africa’s First Female Military Pilot
A Pioneering Spirit Takes Flight Asli Hassan Abade wasn’t just a pilot; she was a symbol of progress and possibility.
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World’s First Black Fighter Pilot – Ahmet Ali Celikten
Historians cannot give a clear answer as to who the world’s first black fighter pilot was, and they put forward
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Glenn Hammond Curtiss
Who is Glenn Curtiss? Glenn Hammond Curtiss (1878-1930) He was an American pilot and one of the pioneers of aircraft
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Roland Garros – First Flight across the Mediterranean
As surprising as it may seem, many people don’t know the whole story of Roland Garros, the man whose name
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Otto Lilienthal: The German Pioneer of Aviation and the Father of Modern Flight
Otto Lilienthal (1848–1896) is widely celebrated as the “Father of Flight,” a title earned through his groundbreaking contributions to early
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Sir George Cayley – First Successful Glider to Carry a Human Being
(George Cayley, born December 27th, 1773, Scarborough, Yorkshire – death 15th of December 1857, Scarborough, England) Sir George Cayley – British aviator and
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Valentina Tereshkova – First Woman in Space
Valentina Vladimirovna “Valya” Tereshkova was born on March 6th, 1937, in Maslennikovo. Her father died during World War II when she was only
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Sally Ride- The First American Female Astronaut
First American female astronaut in space, 3rd woman to go into space; Physicist; Sall Ride was a science hero who wrote
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