Aviation History
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Bessie Coleman Soars Across the Sky
The 1920s and 1930s were the heyday of early aviation, but African Americans were excluded from all of the fun. That is, until a smart, attractive African American girl decided she just wouldn't ac...
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The Maker of Pilots: Willa B. Brown
Willa B. Brown, Aviatrix and Maker of Pilots Willa Beatrice Brown was born on January 22, 1906, to Eric Brown (an African American father) and Hallie Brown (her Native American mother) in Glasgow, ...
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Sabrina Patricia Jackintell, World Record Holding Aviatrix
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways…Chardonnay in one hand…chocolate in the oth...
Read more![Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran, Aviatrix Extraordinaire pilot and entreprenuer](http://aviator-sunglasses.net/cdn/shop/articles/Jacqueline_Cochran.jpg?v=1706021409&width=600)
Jacqueline Cochran, Aviatrix Extraordinaire! - Part Two
This is the story of an amazing aviatrix who over her aviation career accomplished more than most pilots do in a lifetime. Follow Jackie as she goes from learning to fly in 1932 to starting her own...
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Jacqueline Cochran, Aviatrix Extraordinaire!
Bessie Mae Pittman a/k/a Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran, hairdresser extraordinaire in Saks Fifth Avenue Stores. Meet one of the most interesting female pilots with a career lasting over four decades ...
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This is an interesting story about an aircraft accident that occurred over the Amazon jungle and the sole survivor of that accident. The aircraft involved was a Peruvian airline Lockheed Electra L1...
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The Birth Of Instrument Flying
In the early days of aviation, navigating in bad weather presented a real challenge for pilots, resulting in the early demise of many pilots. There were no navigation aids to help pilots easily fin...
Read more![The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War](http://aviator-sunglasses.net/cdn/shop/articles/Spitfire.jpg?v=1692210357&width=914)
The Spitfire is the most famous and beloved aircraft of World War II. Its unique design and superior agility in dog fighting gave the British Royal Air Force a decisive advantage over the German Lu...
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A privileged young girl learns to fly while attending college, without her parent's knowledge, and becomes famous for setting several world records for women in the 1930s. Discover the famous Flyin...
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The United States Air Force Academy
The U.S. Air Force Academy is the youngest of the military academies, and is focused on continuing to improve the quality of officers and leadership in the corps.
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STS-107 Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
On January 16, 2003, seven astronauts climbed aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia and launched into space for a seventeen-day mission. Those brave astronauts are pictured and identified below: Front ...
Read more![Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie was a contemporary of more famous women fliers like Amelia Earhart and Pancho Barnes](http://aviator-sunglasses.net/cdn/shop/articles/pheobe2s.jpg?v=1675981732&width=800)
Walking on Air: The Aerial Adventures of Phoebe Omlie
Walking on Air: The Aerial Adventures of Phoebe Omlie is the story of a young woman who loved flying and survived barnstorming during the 1920s. Her classic act included hanging below the aircraft ...
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