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Roscoe Turner and Gilmore the Flying Lion
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a...lion?
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Two men in flight gear pose behind a lion cub at center, who also appears to be wearing flight gear.

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Sun, Oct 31 2021
Around the World with Barrier Breaking Women Pilots
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A woman flying a biplane.
Sat, Oct 30 2021
Breaking Records and Making History with Striking Stunts
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Ruth Nichols
Sat, Oct 30 2021
Two Record Breaking Pilots You Should Know
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Patty Wagstaff
Fri, Oct 29 2021
Making History from the Passenger Seat
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Wilbur Wright and Mrs. Edith Berg
Fri, Oct 29 2021
Five Things You May Not Know About Amelia Earhart
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Luggage Designed by Amelia Earhart
Thu, Oct 28 2021
Women Take Wing in Wartime
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A woman leans against an airplane wing.
Thu, Oct 28 2021
Meet Jacqueline Cochran
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Jaqueline Cochran
Thu, Oct 14 2021
Early Mexican Aviators at the Moisant Aviation School
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Five men stand in front of a monoplane with a two blade propeller. Background: a hanger made of corrugated metal and to the left of center is the number 3 inside a circle.  From left to right: first man in a suit jacket facing slightly to the right with a backwards cap. second man is wearing a backwards cap and does not wear a jacket and has his left hand in his pocket. The third man is on the other side of the propeller is wearing a cap and unbuttoned jacket.  The fifth man stands with his hands behind him
Sat, Jun 19 2021
"No Uncle Tom Stuff”: Reflecting on Juneteenth and Bessie Coleman
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Bessie Coleman 'Black Heritage' postage stamp
Mon, Jun 14 2021
Bessie Coleman: Five Stories You May Not Know
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Bessie Coleman, a woman who appears to be in her late 20s, smiles at something to the right of the camera. She is wearing a military-like uniform, with an emblem that reads "B.C." on her cap.
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