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The first 2 people to ride a hot air balloon were "Joseph and Ettine Golfier. The flight lasted 20 minutes the Hot air balloon was finally born.(It lasted 5 minutes longer than the first expirement with animals.)
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The Stunt Flier Katherine Stinsion was the first to fly the " Loop the Loop" and transport U.S. mail. by air.
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In 1903 it was said that Aviation was born. The Wright Brothers made that rumor come true by inventing the first airplane.
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Blanche Stuart Scott was the first women to fly all by herself. She retired at 27 after being a stunt pilot & test pilot.
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She was the first women to fly across the English Channel & making up the word airline.
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Bessie Coleman or "Brave Bessie" was the first African American to get her pilots liscense. She died in a terrible crash at the age of 33 and in her memory they built a flying school.
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Charles Lindbergh made a very brave flight. He flew across the Alantic Ocean making no stops. His flight was famous for how corageous.
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh was copilot/wife to Charles Lindbergh famous pilot flew their amazing flight over 5 contenents.
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In this year Amelia Earhart was the first women to fly a plane by herself over the Alantic Ocean.
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After being a pro. bush pilot in 1936 she became the first person to fly across the Alantic Ocean solo.
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Amelia's disaperance in 1937 was devastating. No traces of anything were found no bodies or parts from the airplane.
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Chuck Yeager was said to be the first man to be faster than the speed of sound. Guess what it's true!
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Jacqueline Chocran was the first lady to go fast enough to break the sound barrier. She owns more records than any man or women pilot ever.
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Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
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Buzz Aldrin was the second man to set foot on the moon.