A USAF fighter pilot chosen for the Apollo space program, he became the second man to walk on the Moon
In 1909, he was awarded £1,000 for successfully crossing the English Channel in an airplane he built himself
A wealthy tycoon who made his fortune in the music industry, he was the first man to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a hot-air balloon
At one point the youngest pilot in the US Navy, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for his WWII service
Before becoming a famous children's novelist, he crash-landed in Egypt while serving as wing commander for the RAF
His command of the American raid on Tokyo in April of 1942 earned him the Medal of Honor
She was the first person to solo both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans before vanishing in a 1937 attempt to circumnavigate the globe
Aboard the Vostok 1, he became the first human in outer space
A former USMC fighter pilot, aboard the Friendship 7 he became the first American to orbit the Earth
Denied entrance to flight schools in the US, she learned to fly in France instead, becoming the world's first black woman to earn her license
Eccentric billionaire and designer of the largest airplane ever flown, 'Spruce Goose', he piloted the massive H-4's maiden and only flight
The first female to fly solo from the UK to Australia, she was killed when her aircraft crashed into the River Thames in 1941
In 1927, he piloted 'The Spirit of St. Louis' in the first non-stop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris
The son and grandson of US Navy Admirals, he was shot down over Hanoi in 1967 and held captive for 5 & 1/2 years
The United States 'ace-of-aces' in WWI, he was credited with 26 aerial victories, and later became the CEO of Eastern Air Lines
Also known as the Red Baron, he was the leading ace of WWI, achieving 80 victories before being shot down in 1918
US Airways Captain who successfully ditched a fully loaded A320 in what became known as 'The Miracle on the Hudson'
Credited with being one of the first two men to achieve sustained flight in a powered, heavier-than-air flying machine
Former commander of the International Space Station and the first Canadian to walk in space
Piloting the X-1 'Glamorous Glennis', he is the first man known to have intentionally broken the sound barrier in level flight
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