People who have made a significant historical contribution to aeronautics or aviation.
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History of Mario Calderara, Italian aviator. Includes historic aviation links.
Commander of the 1986 flight of the Voyager as it made the first non-stop, unfueled flight around the word. Biography and activities.
Site about early aviators by George Ficke.
Quotes from, and about, early aviator, aeroplane constructor and general mad inventor Anthony Fokker.
A narrative memoir of Lanky Ahmad, a pilot in the Pakistan Military. Includes a photo gallery.
Pioneer of aviation, Italian pilot license n.1 and first military pilot in the world. First Italian to be trained by the Wright brothers. Site in English, Italian and French.
This site details Thomas Smith's bold transatlantic flight of 1939 in his 65hp "Baby Clipper," later found at Newfoundland, Canada. Smith however was never found. Here's the man, the aircraft, and the last minutes of his fateful flight.
Vintage writing about flying from biographies of pilots - Beryl Markham, the Lindberghs, Roald Dahl, Nevil Shute, st. Exupéry and many lesser known aviators.
Information on the Stearman World Flight with the "Super 450 Stearman."
Site about early aviators by George Ficke.
Vintage writing about flying from biographies of pilots - Beryl Markham, the Lindberghs, Roald Dahl, Nevil Shute, st. Exupéry and many lesser known aviators.
Pioneer of aviation, Italian pilot license n.1 and first military pilot in the world. First Italian to be trained by the Wright brothers. Site in English, Italian and French.
This site details Thomas Smith's bold transatlantic flight of 1939 in his 65hp "Baby Clipper," later found at Newfoundland, Canada. Smith however was never found. Here's the man, the aircraft, and the last minutes of his fateful flight.
A narrative memoir of Lanky Ahmad, a pilot in the Pakistan Military. Includes a photo gallery.
Quotes from, and about, early aviator, aeroplane constructor and general mad inventor Anthony Fokker.
Information on the Stearman World Flight with the "Super 450 Stearman."
History of Mario Calderara, Italian aviator. Includes historic aviation links.
Commander of the 1986 flight of the Voyager as it made the first non-stop, unfueled flight around the word. Biography and activities.
