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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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Fri, Sep 22 2017
Dreams Soar: Inspiring Women in Aviation
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A photo of Shaesta Waiz speaking at the National Air and Space Museum.
Tue, Sep 19 2017
Flying Camps and Races for Women Are Aiming to Diversify the Aviation Scene
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A photo of Ariel Tweto piloting an airplane
Thu, Jun 29 2017
Amelia Earhart: Missing for 80 Years But Not Forgotten
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black and white photo of Amelia Earhart in front of an aircraft.
Mon, Jan 09 2017
Sending Humans Aloft
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Painting on ivory depicts a balloon on the ground, a man exits the basket, the second man stays in the basket.
Tue, Dec 27 2016
Becoming a SR-71 Blackbird Pilot
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View from inside the cockpit of the Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird
Tue, Nov 08 2016
Stories from Inside the Spirit of St. Louis
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Close up of the "Spirit of St. Louis" small fin and rudder.
Thu, Oct 27 2016
Learn to Loop and Spin
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View of Sean Tucker in his red aircraft in flight.
Wed, Oct 26 2016
From the Director: My Favorite Bob Hoover Story
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The Museum's director and famed pilot stand beside Hoover's green and white Shrike Commander.
Tue, Oct 25 2016
Remembering the Extraordinary Man and Pilot Robert A. “Bob” Hoover
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Bob Hoover
Wed, Oct 05 2016
An Original WWII Smokejumper
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