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Remembering aerospace pioneer William H. Dana

One of the nation’s most respected aerospace pioneers has passed away. Distinguished research pilot and aeronautical engineer William Harvey Dana died on May 6, 2014. His lon
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Harriet Quimby, First Woman Licensed Pilot in America & Cross the English Channel

Although her career as a pilot lasted a mere 11 months, Harriet Quimby left an indelible mark on aviation history as both the first American woman to become a licensed pilot and th
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Tribute to a Legend – A. Scott Crossfield

By Mike Machat, July 2006 Airpower magazine “The Skyrocket gave everything she had”. Sitting across from me at the Wings Club in Washington DC that day in 1986 was former NACA test
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Flying the SR-71 Blackbird with USAF Lt. Col. Maury Rosenberg

An outstanding one-on-one interview of SR-71 pilot Lt.Col. Maury Rosenberg, USAF Retired, by Ron Carrico for the San Diego Air and Space Museum. In this one hour interview, Rosenbe
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Dave Thatcher’s CX4 & CX5 – Affordable, Safe Aircraft to Build and Fly

by Kimberly Blair, Pensacola News Journal Dave Thatcher reminds you of silver screen icon Jimmy Stewart with his subtle wit, lanky frame and down-to-Earth demeanor. But Thatcher ha
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Aurora 7, the flight of Scott Carpenter

To commemorate the life of Scott Carpenter, here is a NASA documentary video on the flight of Aurora 7. [hr4] An Evening With Two Mercury Astronauts This 2011 lecture features a mo
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Book shows relationship between Vietnam War pilots

By Scott Swan, WTHR Indiana Channel 13 TV It’s the story of reconciliation and forgiveness. A U.S. fighter pilot who shot down an enemy plane during the Vietnam War. The dogf
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Squadron Leader Tony Gaze

Squadron Leader F.A.O Tony Gaze OAM DFC and 2 Bars is a very distinguished, although largely unsung Australian, who was not only an Ace Fighter Pilot flying Spitfires throughout Wo
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Valentina Grizodubova: The Soviet Amelia Earhart

By Karen Bush Gibson, Gizmodo.com While American women were restricted to administrative flying missions during wartime, more than a thousand Russian women flew combat missions. Va
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Flying the Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover Project

[hr4] WWII veteran, prisoner of war, accomplished test pilot, pace plane for the Unlimited Reno races, air show pilot – R.A. “Bob” Hoover was considered by Jimmy Doolittle to be “…
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