Inducted in 1970 First To Fly Solo Around The World, 1933 1898 – 1935 Between July 15 and 22, 1933, in a single engine Lockheed Vega equipped with a Sperry […]
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General James H. Doolittle
Inducted in 1969 First To Make An All-Blind Instrument Flight From Take Off to Landing, 1929 1896 – 1993 Beginning in the 1920s, “Jimmy” Doolittle compiled an impressive record as […]
Glenn Hammond Curtiss
Inducted in 1969 Pioneer Aviator, Designer and Manufacturer, 1911 1878 – 1930 After starting a career as a bicycle racer and builder like the Wright brothers, Curtiss’ interests shifted to […]
General Charles E. Yeager
Inducted in 1968 First Person To Pilot An Aircraft At Supersonic Speed, 1947 1923 – 2020 On October 14, 1947, Captain “Chuck” Yeager, a World War II fighter pilot, became […]
Amelia Earhart
Inducted in 1968 First Woman To Fly Solo Across The Atlantic, 1932 First Pilot To Fly Solo Hawaii To California, 1935 1897 – 1937 Amelia Earhart made world headlines with […]
Jacqueline Cochran
Inducted in 1968 First Woman To Pilot An Aircraft Supersonically, 1953 1906 – 1980 On May 18, 1953, aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to pilot an aircraft supersonically. […]
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd
Inducted in 1968 First To Fly Over The North Pole, 1926 First To Fly Over The South Pole, 1929 1888 – 1957 Lieutenant Commander Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett were the […]
Charles A. Lindbergh
Inducted in 1967 First Non-Stop Solo Flight From New York To Paris, 1927 1902 – 1974 Charles Lindbergh was not the first pilot to fly across the Atlantic: there were […]
Wilbur & Orville Wright
Inducted in 1966 First To Achieve Successful Powered Flight In A Heavier-Than-Air-Machine, 1903 Wilbur Wright: 1867 – 1912 Orville Wright: 1871 – 1948 The Wright brothers made the world’s first […]
First Flight Society Friends Agreement Signed with National Park Service
April 11, 2014 The NPS recognizes the long and valuable tradition of philanthropy in the national parks. Friends groups have played a critical role in the success of this country’s […]