Category: Aviation Heroes, United States of America
This category groups profiles of individuals who were considered to be heroes in the field of aviation.
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Person Profiles (42)
A
Lee Archer
06 Sep 1919 Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States - 27 Jan 2010
Robert Ashby
17 Jul 1926 Yemassee, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA - 05 Mar 2021
B
James Banning
05 Nov 1900 Canton, Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States - 05 Feb 1933
Rex Barber
06 May 1917 Culver, Jefferson, Oregon, United States - 26 Jul 2001
Richard Bong
24 Sep 1920 Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States - 06 Aug 1945
Gregory Boyington
04 Dec 1912 Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States - 11 Jan 1988
C
Clarence Chamberlin
11 Nov 1893 Denison Township, Crawford, Iowa, United States - 31 Oct 1976
Octave Chanute
18 Feb 1832 Paris, Seine, France - 23 Nov 1910
Harold Clark
04 Oct 1890 St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States - 02 May 1919
Glenn Curtiss
21 May 1878 Hammondsport, New York, USA - 23 Jul 1930
D
James Doolittle
14 Dec 1896 Alameda, California, United States - 27 Sep 1993
E
Amelia Earhart
24 Jul 1897 Santa Fe, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, United States - 02 Jul 1937
Ruth (Elder) Camp
08 Sep 1902 Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States - 09 Oct 1977
Theodore Ellyson
27 Feb 1885 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 27 Feb 1928
F
Joseph Foss
17 Apr 1915 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States - 01 Jan 2003
F cont.
Benjamin Foulois
09 Dec 1879 Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 25 Apr 1967
G
Noel Gayler
25 Dec 1914 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 14 Jul 2011
Joseph Gomer
20 Jun 1920 Iowa Falls, Hardin, Iowa, United States - 10 Oct 2013
Florence (Gunderson) Klingensmith
03 Sep 1904 Oakport Township, Clay, Minnesota, United States - 04 Sep 1933
H
Robert Hanson
04 Feb 1920 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India - 03 Feb 1944
I
David Ingalls
28 Jan 1899 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 26 Apr 1985
J
Elrey Jeppesen
28 Jan 1907 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States - 28 Nov 1996
Robert Johnson
21 Feb 1920 Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, United States - 27 Dec 1998
David Jones
18 Dec 1913 Marshfield, Coos, Oregon, United States - 25 Nov 2008
Frederick Judson
1891 Minnesota, United States - 06 Feb 1923
L
Maxwell Leslie
24 Oct 1902 Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States - 26 Sep 1985
Charles Lindbergh
04 Feb 1902 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 26 Aug 1974
M
David McCampbell
16 Jan 1910 Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 30 Jun 1996
John Miller
22 Feb 1880 Dawson, Sangamon, Illinois, United States - 26 Feb 1953
M cont.
Zackary Mosley
12 Dec 1906 Oklahoma Territory - 21 Dec 1993
N
Ruth Nichols
23 Feb 1901 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 25 Sep 1960
O
Robin Olds
14 Jul 1922 Honolulu, Hawaii - 14 Jun 2007
P
Philip Parmelee
08 Mar 1887 Matherton, Clinton, Michigan, United States - 01 Jun 1912
Elmo Pickerill
24 May 1885 Missouri, United States - 14 Jan 1968
Bessie (Pittman) Cochran
11 May 1906 De Funiak Springs, Walton, Florida, United States - 09 Aug 1980
R
Helen Richey
21 Nov 1909 McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 07 Jan 1947
S
Thomas Selfridge
08 Feb 1882 San Francisco, California, United States - 17 Sep 1908
David Sigler
31 Jan 1925 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 02 Jun 2001
T
Oscar (Tattersfield) Monthan
04 Jun 1885 Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England - 27 Mar 1924
W
Frances (Wilson) Grayson
25 Jun 1892 Cherokee City, Benton, Arkansas, United States - 23 Dec 1927
Orville Wright
19 Aug 1871 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States - 30 Jan 1948
Wilbur Wright
16 Apr 1867 Millville, Henry, Indiana, United States - 30 May 1912
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