Aviators

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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Mon, May 10 2021
Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air
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Jay I. Kislak World War II in the Air gallery
Fri, Mar 26 2021
Anne Noggle’s Photographs of World War II Women Pilots: Portraits of Perspective and Reflection
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Portrait of Mary Retick Wells
Mon, Mar 22 2021
Tingmissartoq! Charles and Anne Lindbergh Tour Greenland
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Arctic explorer Knud Rasmussen (left) meets Anne and Charles Lindbergh
Sat, Feb 27 2021
The Dream of Abyssinia: Two Black Aviators and Ethiopia
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Black and white left side view of monoplane painted black with white stripe down middle. Cursive handwritten text in center of plane reads: "Abyssinia Emperor Haile Salassi I King of Kings." Tail text "782W/Bellanca" Black man by nose right hand in pocket
Tue, Dec 08 2020
Remembering Chuck Yeager, a Pilot with the Right Stuff
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Charles "Chuck" Yeager with Bell X-1
Sun, Nov 29 2020
Francis D. Bowhan: Osage Pilot
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Pilot Francis D. "Chief" Bowhan (left) with Mary Grace and her husband F. J. Grace
Thu, Nov 12 2020
Stefan A. Cavallo: Test Pilot for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)
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A Type A-13A oxygen mask and Polaroid goggles were worn with this helmet during many flights in 1944-1946. Made by Stefan A. Cavallo, a test pilot for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).
Thu, Aug 13 2020
Building the U.S. Air Force: The Legacy of World War II Aces
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Two men in flight jackets
Sun, Jul 26 2020
Alverna Williams: Returning to the Skies – Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Part 2
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Black and white image of a woman in the cockpit of an airplane. Painted text of the side of the airplane reads: "[first line on left] Good luck Alverna [Second line on left] Sarah Coventry [centered line on right] Someday"
Sun, Jul 26 2020
Alverna Babbs: Fighting to Fly – Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Part 1
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A partial view of the left side of an airplane with a white then red stripe under the cockpit. A woman in a pink mock turtleneck sweater with a gold chain necklace sits on the wing of the airplane. She has lost both legs above the knee.

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