American Aviator
1. Tony Jannus (1889)
American Aviator
One of the first pilots in America, he flew the first airliner and was the first person to jump from a plane.
2. Katherine Stinson (1891)
American Aviator
America's first licensed female pilot and pioneer of the loop stunt.
3. Bessie Coleman (1892)
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First African-American female pilot and first African-American recipient of an international pilot's license. She was popularly known as Queen Bess and Brave Bessie and planned to start a school for African-American...
4. Lewis Yancey (1895)
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Pioneering aviator who made historic flights from Maine to Rome and from New York to Bermuda.
5. Amelia Earhart (1897)
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Legendary aviation pioneer who earned the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross for becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She also helped to form a group of female...
6. Pancho Barnes (1901)
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Aviatrix who broke Amelia Earhart's air speed record and took part in the Women's Air Derby.
7. Louise Thaden (1905)
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American pilot who set many altitude and endurance records and won the prestigious Bendix trophy.
8. Margaret Ringenberg (1921)
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Renowned aviatrix who spent more than 40,000 hours in the air over the course of her decades-long career.
9. Blanche Noyes (1900)
American Aviator
Blanche Noyes was an American pioneering female aviator who was among the first ten women to receive a pilot's license. In 1929 she became Ohio's first licensed female pilot.
10. Linda Finch (1951)
American Aviator
Linda Finch is a businesswoman born in San Antonio Texas in 1951. She was an operator of nursing homes and health care facilities in Texas and presently manages a weight...
11. Donald Taylor (aviator) (Unknow)
American Aviator
Donald P. Taylor is an American aviator notable for being in the late summer and early fall of 1976 the first person in history to successfully fly a homebuilt aircraft...
