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Was the USS Monitor the most revolutionary technological development of the American Civil War?

Emory Bronte and Ernie Smith: Flew From California to Hawaii in 1927

The accomplishments of two pioneering civilians -- Emory Bronte and Ernie Smith -- who piloted a Travel Air across the Pacific in 1927 have been largely overlooked.

Hanna Reitsch: Hitler's Female Test Pilot

Mexico's Aviation Enthusiasm

EARLY FLIGHTS

Wright Brothers: A Promise of Flight Fulfilled
Far from being hailed as successful innovators for their aviation achievements at Kitty Hawk, Orville and Wilbur Wright initially faced the widespread disbelief of the public.

	Gustave Whitehead and the First-Flight Controversy
	Jean Pierre Blanchard: Made First U.S. Aerial Voyage in 1793

AVIATION PIONEERS

Samuel Langley: Aviation Pioneer
More than 100 years ago, Samuel Langley's team of specialists from the Smithsonian Institution proved to a small group of astonished observers that powered flight was possible. But they still had to prove that their Aerodrome could safely carry a man into the sky.

	William Henson and John Stringfellow: Pioneer Aviation Strategists
	Moye Stephens: Aviation Pioneer and Adventurer

AVIATION TRAILBLAZERS

Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr.: First to Fly Nonstop Across the Pacific
Aerial circus star Clyde Pangborn and playboy Hugh Herndon, Jr., captured the Japanese prize with a glorious belly-flop in Wenatchee, Wash., in 1931.

	Bert R.J. "Fish" Hassell and Parker D. "Shorty" Cramer: Pilots of a Remarkable Rockford-to-Stockholm Flight
	Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett: First to Fly over the North Pole
	Aviation History: First Nonstop Continental Flight

AVIATION ADVENTURERS

The Adventures of Wrong-Way Corrigan
Douglas Corrigan had long dreamed of being the first man to fly nonstop from New York to Dublin. When officials denied him permission for a transoceanic attempt, he was determined not to let red tape get in his way.

	Bill Lancaster: Lost in the Sahara After Attempting to Break the England-Cape Town Flight Speed Record
	Old Glory's Final Ill-fated Flight: New York to Rome in 1927
	Richard Halliburton and Moye Stephens: Traveling Around the World in the "Flying Carpet"

AIR RACES

1930s National Air Races: Speed and Spectacle
The 1930s National Air Races tested the mettle of a new breed of pilot and showcased the cutting edge of aircraft technology.

Aviation History: Schneider Trophy Race

STUNT PILOTS

Motion Picture Stunt Fliers: Flying and Dying for Hollywood in the 1920s
A daring group of former barnstormers introduced American film fans to flying thrills and chills in the 1920s.

Vincent 'Squeak' Burnett: Daredevil Acrobat Goes to War

FEMALE PILOTS

Nancy Harkness Love: Female Pilot and First to Fly for the U.S. Military
Nancy Harkness Love proved her mettle in the air and gained recognition for women pilots in a man's world.

Jerrie Mock: Record-Breaking American Female Pilot

AMELIA EARHART

Amelia Earhart
A tomboy who defied early-20th-century conventions, Earhart successfully crusaded for women pilots' place in the sky.

1925 NORTH POLE EXPEDITION

Roald Amundsen and the 1925 North Pole Expedition
Over the vast, frozen wastes of the Artic is the last place anyone would want his airplane to quit.

GAS BALLOONS

Gas Balloons: View From Above the Civil War Battlefield
Led by pioneering balloonist Thaddeus Lowe, daredevil aeronauts on both sides of the war took to the skies in flimsy balloons to eyeball their opponents' every move. Soldiers on the ground often did not take kindly to the unwanted attention.

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