Aeronautics
Sources and Links
Ace Pilots
Read about aces like Pappy Boyington, Butch
O'Hare, Chuck Yeager, Manfred von Richthofen,
Eddie Rickenbacker, and Erich Hartmann, as well
as about pioneering aviators like Charles
Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, and Howard Hughes.
This site also includes pages about some of the
great airplanes of World War II, like the P-51
Mustang, P-38 Lightning, B-17 Flying Fortress,
and the Sopwith Camel.
www.acepilots.com
Cavanaugh Flight Museum
www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com
The Early Birds of Aviation
An organization of pioneers who flew solo before
December 17, 1916.
www.earlyaviators.com
First Flight Society
Preserves and promotes the accomplishments of the
Wright brothers, and of aviation in all its
forms.
www.firstflight.org
Flying Machines
Documents a number of pre-Wright Brothers
attempts at heavier-than-air flight, as well as
significant events and thoughts which contributed
to the ultimate success of powered,
heavier-than-air human flight.
www.flyingmachines.org
National Museum of the United States
Air Force
www.nationalmuseum.af.mil
The Ninety-Nines
An international organization of women
pilots founded in 1929.
www.ninety-nines.org
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