- Rickenbacker, Eddie (1890-1973) (4)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Aviators/Rickenbacker__Eddie__1890_1973_
- Curtiss, Glenn H. (1878-1930) (2)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Aviators/Curtiss__Glenn_H___1878_1930_
- O'Hare, Butch (1914-1943)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/O_Hare__Butch__1914_1943_
- Barnes, Florence (Pancho) (1901-1975) (4)
Learn about Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes, one of the legendary women pioneers in aviation history. Sites include her biography, achievements, and a book about the aviatrix.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Aviators/Barnes__Florence__Pancho___1901_1975_
- Quimby, Harriet (2)
Learn about Harriet Quimby, the first American woman pilot to become a licensed pilot and the first woman to cross the English Channel.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Aviators/Quimby__Harriet
- Crossfield, Albert (Scott) (1921-2006) (3)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Aviators/Crossfield__Albert__Scott___1921_2006_
- Cobb, Jerrie (2)
Learn about Jerrie Cobb, one of the world's top aviators who was also the first woman to be trained as as astronaut.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Aviators/Cobb__Jerrie
- McLeod, Gus
Determined to be the first person to circumnavigate the world pole-to-pole in a single engine plane. Holds the record for his historic flight to the North Pole in April 2000 in an open cockpit plane.
www.gusmcleod.com
- Cochran, Jacqueline (1908-1980) (1)
Know about Jacqueline Cochran, the American pioneer pilot who broke records all along her distinguished aviation career.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Aviators/Cochran__Jacqueline__1908_1980_
- Kingsford Smith, Charles (1897-1935) (1)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Aviators/Kingsford_Smith__Charles__1897_1935_
- Whittle, Frank (1907-1996)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Engineers_and_Inventors/Whittle__Frank__1907_1996_
- Fokker, Anthony (3)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Aviators/Fokker__Anthony
- Moody, John
Ultralight aviation pioneer and air show performer with videos and slides of performances.
www.pioneerflyer.com
- Plane Writing: Quotes from Early Pilots' Biographies
Authors include Beryl Markham, the Lindberghs, Roald Dahl, Nevil Shute, and lots of lesser known pilots.
www.xs4all.nl/~blago/planewriting
- Hargrave, Lawrence (1850-1915)
The Australian inventor of the box kite. By linking together four of his kites he demonstrated it was possible to build a stable flying machine.
www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave
- Noonan, Fred
FAQs, links, and more about the pioneer aviator who was Amelia Earheart's navigator on their fateful last flight.
www.frednoonan.com
- Doolittle, Jimmy (1896-1993) (2)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Aviators/Doolittle__Jimmy__1896_1993_
- Who2 Loop: Female First Flights
Offers profiles of intrepid females who made "first flights" in air or space during the 20th century.
www.who2.com/femalefirstflights.html
- Davis, Benjamin O., Jr. (1912-2002)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Aviators/Davis__Benjamin_O___Jr___1912_2002_
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