FAMOUS AVIATORS

By sethpm
  • HARRIET QUIMBY

    HARRIET QUIMBY
    Harriet Quimby was the very first woman in the United States to get a pilots license. The second in the world to do so.
  • Charles Lindburgh

    Charles Lindburgh
    Flying solo across the atlantic ocean.
  • Amelia Earhart

    Amelia Earhart
    Amelia Eaehart was the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo. When she attempted to fly around the world by equator, she died although noone knows what happened to her. There have been a lot of different theories.
  • Chuck Yeager

    Chuck Yeager
    he was the first man to break the sound barrier.
  • THE FIRST MAN IN SPACE

    THE FIRST MAN IN SPACE
    The first person in space was Yuri Gagarin. He described sights never seen by man before. " I see a blue white halo around the Earth"
  • FIRST MAN ON MOON

    FIRST MAN ON MOON
    On July 21, 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first man in history to walk on the moon. He said the famous words, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
  • Sally Ride

    Sally Ride
    Sally Ride was the first woman in space.
  • JOHN GLENN

    JOHN GLENN
    On October 27th -November 7th 1998 John Glenn orbited the Earth on spacecraft "Friendship 7."
  • THE 1ST KITE

    THE 1ST KITE
    Many people think the first kite was invented in China. It is known that people in the South Sea Islands used kites for fishing.
  • Roscoe Turner

    Roscoe Turner
    Roscoe Turner was a famous barnstormer. He did many other great things too.