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Anne Noggle’s Photographs of World War II Women Pilots: Portraits of Perspective and Reflection
Anne Noggle (1922–2005) confronts themes of gender equality and aging through portraits of World War II women pilots in the United States and the Soviet Union. Her photographs convey their grit, defiance, femininity, and love of flying. Above all, they capture a spirit that bonds the rare group of aviation heroines together.
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Portrait of Mary Retick Wells

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Thu, Mar 01 2012
The Pilot as Hero in the Aviation Film Genre
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Thu, Feb 09 2012
Red Tail Stories
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Tuskegee Airmen with Mae Jemison
Thu, Jan 05 2012
Hollywood’s Representation of Naval Aviation: Frank W. “Spig” Wead and John Ford’s "The Wings of Eagles" (1957)
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John Wayne stares at Maureen O'Hara while she's on the phone in this film still.
Sat, Dec 17 2011
WINGS: From the Wright Brothers to the Present
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Otto Lilienthal
Sun, Oct 23 2011
The Tomboy of the Air
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Blanche Stuart Scott
Sat, Jul 30 2011
Tuskegee Bird Flies North
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PT-13 Stearman
Tue, Jan 18 2011
Eugene Ely and the Birth of Naval Aviation—January 18, 1911
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Eugene Ely
Tue, Oct 12 2010
Eugene J. Bullard
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Black and white photograph of Eugene Bullard
Thu, Jul 22 2010
Wiley Post
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Wiley Post
Fri, Nov 20 2009
Ultralights Are for the Birds
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Operation Migration Ultralight with Whooping Cranes
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