Pilots

She was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal.

He set a record for the longest freefall skydive.

He was second person ever to pilot a private craft into space.

He was the only WWII Navy pilot to shoot down both German and Japanese planes.

He volunteered as an Angel Flights pilot well into his 90s.

Air Force pilot dropped candy from his plane for children in Berlin.

At 99, Asti was the world’s oldest flight instructor.

He was the only Tuskegee Airman known to have become a pilot for a major airline.

She was one of the Mercury 13, the women who underwent astronaut training.

Cole earned her private pilot’s license in hopes of flying for the Marines.