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While all of these people were pilots (and some still are), many are also noted for contributions in areas such as aircraft design and manufacturing, navigation or ...
"Bake" – V. H. Baker, British pilot and aircraft designer [1] "The Balloon Buster" – Frank Luke, American World War I fighter ace "Bam" – C. S. Bamberger, British RAF World War II pilot "Barron" – John Worrall, British World War II RAF pilot "Beazle" – Hugh John Beazley, Battle of Britain pilot "Bee" – Roland Beamont, Battle of ...
List of Tuskegee Airmen contains the names of notable Tuskegee Airmen, who were a group of primarily African-American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. The name also applies to the navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, instructors, crew chiefs, nurses, cooks and other support personnel. [ 2 ]
Manufacture: Building aircraft to fill commercial or government requests; Aviator: International firsts, major records, major awards received; Support: Significant industrial endorsements, philanthropic, founding of relevant organizations, etc. (†) : A dagger following the pioneer's name indicates they died in or as a result of an aircraft ...
List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1912; List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1913; List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1914; List of pilots with foreign Aviator's Certificates accredited by the Royal Aero Club 1910–14
Aida de Acosta flying the airship Baladeuse in 1903 – the first woman to pilot a powered aircraft. This is a list of women aviators — women prominent in the field of aviation as constructors, designers, pilots and patrons. It also includes a list of their relevant organisations such as the Betsy Ross Air Corps and Women's Royal Air Force
Twelve pilots flew the X-15 over the course of its career. Scott Crossfield and William Dana flew the X-15 on its first and last free flights, respectively. Joseph Walker set the program's top two altitude records on its 90th and 91st free flights (347,800 and 354,200 feet, respectively), becoming the only pilot to fly past the Kármán line, the 100 kilometer, FAI-recognized boundary of outer ...
This includes aircraft that are either fixed wing or rotary wing (helicopters). ... United States Navy pilots of World War II (1 C, 194 P) W.