Photo: Amelia Earhart, wearing a dress, standing beside a Merrill CIT-9 Safety Plane, c. 1928. Credit: UCLA Library; Wikimedia Commons.

A First for Amelia Earhart

By Tony Pettinato on May 16, 2022

An article about Amelia Earhart becoming the first woman to receive a pilot’s license from the National Aeronautic Association, on 16 May 1923... (Read More)

Photo: "Winnie Mae," a Lockheed Vega aircraft of Wiley Post, in Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Credit: Jarek Tuszyński; Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day: Wiley Post Began 1933 Solo Flight around the World!

By Tony Pettinato on July 15, 2021

An article about aviator Wiley Post taking off on 15 July 1933 for his grandest flying adventure of all: the first solo flight around the world!.. (Read More)

Photo: "Winnie Mae," Wiley Post's Lockheed Vega airplane, when it was on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 29 January 2008. Credit: Jarek Tuszyński; Wikimedia Commons.

Wiley Post: First Solo Flight around the World, in 1933

By Tony Pettinato on July 22, 2020

An article about Wiley Post becoming the first person to fly solo around the world, on 22 July 1933... (Read More)

Photo: Harriet Quimby in her Bleriot monoplane, 1911. Credit: George Grantham Bain; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Harriet Quimby: First Woman to Fly across the English Channel

By Tony Pettinato on April 16, 2020

An article about American Harriet Quimby, who on 16 April 1912 became the first woman to fly across the English Channel, in a 50-horsepower monoplane!.. (Read More)

Photo: Wright Flyer in the Smithsonian Institution, depicted as flying from right to left, 1995. Credit: Alan D. R. Brown; Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day, a Dream Came True: The Wright Brothers Flew!

By Tony Pettinato on December 17, 2019

An article about the Wright brothers making history on 17 December 1903: flying a powered aircraft with fixed wings – the first real airplane... (Read More)

Gone: The Mysterious Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 7, 2017

An article about the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, who vanished on 2 July 1937 somewhere in the Pacific Ocean while trying to fly around the world... (Read More)

Photo: British dirigible R-34 landing at Mineola, Long Island, N.Y., 6 July 1919. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Daring Aviation Feat: British Dirigible First to Cross Atlantic

By Tony Pettinato on July 6, 2017

An article about the British dirigible R-34 completing a historic first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by a lighter-than-air aircraft, on 6 July 1919... (Read More)

Photo: Howard Hughes's H-1 Racer airplane used to set his transcontinental speed record in 1937, on display at the National Air and Space Museum. Credit: D. Ramey Logan; Wikimedia Commons.

Bold Flight by Howard Hughes Sets New Speed Record

By Tony Pettinato on January 19, 2017

An article about Howard Hughes setting an aviation speed record in 1937, flying across the country in 7.5 hours at an average speed of 332 mph... (Read More)

Photo: this red Lockheed Vega 5b airplane, flown by Amelia Earhart, is on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Credit: Sergio Caltagirone; Wikimedia Commons.

Amelia Earhart: First Woman to Fly Nonstop across U.S.

By Tony Pettinato on August 25, 2016

An article about pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart becoming the first woman to fly nonstop across the U.S. on 24-25 August 1932... (Read More)

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