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Maie Casey, Australian pioneer aviator, poet, librettist, biographer, memoirist and artist; wife of Richard Casey; Governor-General of Australia, 1969–74; Kirby Chambliss, American aerobatics world champion; Roy Clark, American musician; Dave Coulier, American actor and comedian; Tom Cruise, American actor; Robert Cummings, American actor and ...
Aviator: International firsts, major records, major awards received; Support: Significant industrial endorsements, philanthropic, founding of relevant organizations, etc. (†) : A dagger following the pioneer's name indicates they died in or as a result of an aircraft accident. When available, the aircraft type/model and the place of the ...
List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1912; List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1913; List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1914; List of pilots with foreign Aviator's Certificates accredited by the Royal Aero Club 1910–14
"Slew" – John S. McCain, Sr., American naval aviator and chief of Bureau of Aeronautics "Snort" – Dale Snodgrass, American naval aviator, demonstration pilot, and commander of Fighter Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet "Snow Eagle" – Clennell H. Dickins, Canadian pioneer bush pilot "Spig" – Frank W. Wead, U.S. Navy aviator and screenwriter
This is a list of women aviators — women prominent in the field of aviation as constructors, designers, pilots and patrons. It also includes a list of their relevant organisations such as the Betsy Ross Air Corps and Women's Royal Air Force .
First aviation disaster: Occurred in Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland, when a hot air balloon caused a fire that burned down about 100 houses on May 10, 1785. [ 18 ] First known fatalities in an air crash : Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and Pierre Romain died when their Rozière balloon deflated and crashed near Wimereux in Pas-de-Calais ...
List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1910; List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1911; List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1914; List of pilots with foreign Aviator's Certificates accredited by the Royal Aero Club 1910–14; Ludwig Lohner
Vance D. Brand – Astronaut who also served as a naval aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps (Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, STS-5, STS-41-B, STS-35) Albert Brenner – Five-time Oscar-nominated production designer and art director; Lewis H. Brereton – Aviation pioneer and only active duty member of USAF and all of its forebears