Orville Wright
Co-inventor of the first airplane / aeroplane in 1903, one of The Wright Brothers, aeronautical engineer
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Aviator, US Distinguished Flying Cross, first solo female aviator to cross the Atlantic Ocean
1897-1937 (40)
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Charles Lindbergh
aviator aka The Lone Ostrich, awarded the Orteig Prize for making a nonstop flight from New York to Paris, military officer, author, inventor, political activist
1902-1974 (72)
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Najeeb Halaby
Aviator who flew the first transcontinental jet flight in American history, US federal aviation administrator from 1961-1965, businessman, chairman of Pan Am from 1969-1972, father of Queen Noor of Jordan
1915-2003 (88)
Samuel P. Langley
Astronomer, physicist, inventor of the bolometer, aviation pioneer, aviator, 3rd secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, director of Allegheny Observatory
1834-1906 (72)
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Thomas H. Friedkin
Billionaire businessman, airplane pilot, stuntman, founder of Gulf States Toyota Distributors
1935-2017 (82)
Wilbur Wright
Co-inventor of the first airplane / aeroplane in 1903, one of The Wright Brothers, aeronautical engineer
William E. Boeing
Aviator, founder of The Boeing Company in 1916
1881-1956 (75)
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