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#OTD #TDIH #March21, 1943 #DOTD: #RIP: #WASP #AviationPioneer #CorneliaFort #killed flying a #VulteeBT13Valiant when male #ShowOff #pilot flew too close.
#AviationAccidents #WASPs #WWII #WomensHistoryMonth @WASPMuseum #HistorySky #WWIISky
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45 years ago today, #DonaldWillsDouglas, American aircraft industrialist (McDonnell Douglas) and #aviationpioneer (#DouglasDC-3), died at 88.
#RIP ✟

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#OTD #TDIH #January12, 1879 #CalbraithPerryRodgers #AviationPioneer who made the 1st #TransatlanticFlight from #SheephsheadBay to #Pasadena to win the #HearstTranscontinentalPrize is #born. #AviationHistory #AviationSky
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First female-owned flight school founded in US over 100 years ago by ‘Flying schoolgirl’ In 1915, the famous stunt pilot Katherine Stinson

In 1912, Katherine Stinson convinced a skeptical instructor to teach her to fly after just 4 hrs, she soloed. By 1915, she became the 1st woman to loop-the-loop & skywrite at night. She set distance records, broke gender barriers & flew for the USPS.
#WomenInHistory #AviationPioneer
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VINTAGE POSTCARD Avion Aviation Circuit of the East of Aviation Leblanc August 1910 doubles the Eiffel Tower as a triumphant victor

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#VintagePostcard #AviationHistory #EarlyAviation #CircuitOfTheEast #AviationPioneer #1910Flight #EiffelTower

Olive Beech - National Aviation Hall of Fame In 1929, Olive Ann had played a vital behind-the-scenes-role when the speedy Travel Air “Mystery Ship” won the first Thompson Trophy Race, thus becoming the first civilian plane to defeat the fastest ...

Olive Ann Beech steered Beech Aircraft through war, presiding over the construction of more than 7,400 aircraft. Overseeing the Co. through innovation & competition becoming the first woman to lead a major U.S. aircraft company.✈️
#WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM #AviationPioneer
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#VintagePostcard #AviationHistory #NationalAviationSchool #Biplane #MrBernard #EarlyFlight #HistoricAviation #PioneerPilot #ClassicAviation #OldAircraft #RetroFlight #FlightHeritage #AntiquePostcard #VintageAircraft #AviationPioneer #FlyingLegends #AirplaneHistory

VINTAGE POSTCARD Plane Aviation Antoinette IV pilot by Mr. Hubert Lathan in full flight

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#VintagePostcard #AviationHistory #AntoinetteIV #EarlyAviation #HubertLatham #HistoricFlight #VintageAviation #AviationPioneer #OldAircraft #AviationLegend

Denied flight school in America, Bessie Coleman learned to fly in France—and became the first Black female pilot in the world. #BessieColeman #BlackHistory #AviationPioneer

A nighttime scene at Le Bourget Field, Paris, with the Spirit of St. Louis landing amidst a sea of cheering spectators. The aircraft is illuminated by the lights of the crowd and the field, with Lindbergh visible in the cockpit, exhausted yet triumphant. The atmosphere is electric with excitement and admiration.

On May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh made history with the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight from NY to Paris in 33.5 hrs. #AviationPioneer
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Flying Into History ✈️💜📮

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#HarrietQuimby #AviationPioneer #WomenInHistory #Philately #StampCollecting #USPSStamps #OnThisDay #AviationHeritage #TrailblazerInFlight

#AdventuresInHistory!
#OTD #TDIH #March21, 1943 #DOTD: #RIP: #WASP #AviationPioneer #CorneliaFort #killed flying a #VulteeBT13Valiant when male #ShowOff #pilot flew too close.
#AviationAccidents #WASPs #WWII #WomensHistoryMonth @WASPMuseum #HistorySky
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Jacqueline Cochran: first woman to break the sound barrier in 1953! 🚀✈️ . Her success in male dominated aviation competitions, such as winning the Bendix Trophy Race in 1938, proved that women could compete and excel alongside men. #WomenInHistory #AviationPioneer
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She returned to the U.S. as a stunt pilot, dazzling crowds and inspiring generations. #BlackHistoryMonth #BessieColeman #AviationPioneer

#EternalSpotlight #CelebrateLife #IrisCummings #Olympian #AviationPioneer #RIP

Join me in celebrating the life and legacy of Pierre-Georges Latécoère, the visionary behind some of aviation's earliest advancements.

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#Latécoère #AviationPioneer #Aéropostale #VisionaryInventor #AviationHistory

#AdventuresInHistory!
#OTD #TDIH #January12, 1879 #CalbraithPerryRodgers #AviationPioneer who made the 1st #TransatlanticFlight from #SheephsheadBay to #Pasadena to win the #HearstTranscontinentalPrize is #born. #AviationHistory
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