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The Golden Age of Aviation
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First Flying Invention
The Write brothers were the first to invent heavier than air controlled human flight -
WWI
World War One was where lots of pilots, like The Red Baron, were discovered -
First Solo Non-stop Flight
Charles Lindburge was the first man ever to fly from New York, USA to Paris, France. -
First Felmale to Fly Across the Atlantic Ocean
Amelia crossed the Atlantic on her own, establishing a new transatlantic crossing record of 13 hours, 30 minutes. -
First Solo Flight Around the World
Wiley Post flies around the world alone returning to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, 7 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes after he left. -
Fastest Time Around the World.
Howard Hughes flew from Los Angeles to Newark in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds (beating his own previous record of 9 hours, 27 minutes). -
Hindenburg Disaster
LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, which is located adjacent to the borough of Lakehurst, New Jersey. Of the 97 people on board[N 1] (36 passengers and 61 crewmen), there were 35 fatalities. There was also one death of a ground crewman. -
Sound Barrier Broken
U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound.
