Aviators

He Flew the SR-71
A former Blackbird pilot now volunteers at the National Air and Space Museum.
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A man in a suit stands by the Blackbird SR-71.

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Fri, Dec 03 2021
“You Have Left Them Behind”: Jackie Cochran and the T-38 Talon
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A white T-38 Talon aircraft with orange on the tip of the edges view from a side angle.
Fri, Nov 26 2021
Meet Members of the Ninety-Nines
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Several women in 1920s fashion smile at the camera in a group portrait.
Sun, Nov 21 2021
Skywriting Your Name in History: Suzanne Asbury-Oliver
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Suzanne Asbury-Oliver
Sat, Nov 20 2021
Flying for Photography
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Osa Johnson
Tue, Nov 16 2021
Five Facts about the Record-Breaking Stinson Sisters
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Two sisters sit in an airplane, laughing and smiling.
Thu, Nov 04 2021
Early African American Aviator Willa Brown
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A woman in a flying suit raises her hand in the air.
Wed, Nov 03 2021
Meet Betty Skelton
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A black and white photograph of a plane with striped wings.
Wed, Nov 03 2021
Firsts in Commercial Flight: Barrier Breaking Women in the Flight Deck
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Bonnie Tiburzi
Tue, Nov 02 2021
Ruth Law: Record Setting Early Aviator
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A woman wears an Army aviation uniform.
Mon, Nov 01 2021
First American Women in Flight
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A potrait of Harriet Quimby accompanied by text that reads "Miss Harriet Quimby, Dramatic Editor of Leslie's Weekly, a pupil in the Moisant Aviation School at Garden City, Long Island. Miss Quimby the first woman monoplanist as well as the first American woman to try for a pilot's license...."

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