People in Aviation

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People in Aviation
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The Wright Brothers

• Wilber and Orville Wright Invented Aviation in
  1903 at Kitty Hawk North Carolina.

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Amelia Earhart

• First woman to fly across the Atlantic
• Broke womans altitude record of over 14,000 feet
  in the air
• Bought a plane just six months after first flight
  lesson.

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Charles Lindbergh

• First person to fly solo across the Atlantic.
• Only had a compass, and airspeed indicator
• Navigated at night only with bonfires to help his
  journey

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Eugene Bullard

• First African American pilot
• Born in Columbus Georgia in 1894
• He flew for the French During WWI

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Bessie Coleman

• First African American Woman Pilot
• June 15. 1921, she received her pilots license.
• She performed at many air shows and traveled the
  country trying to get minorities to fly.