Charles Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh

male, deceased (1974)
aviator, Spirit of St. Louis, National Aviation Hall of Fame, Time Magazine Person of the Year, Aviation pioneer, Pacific Theater…1927 in aviation, GlidingintheUnitedStates, United States Army general
Charles Augustus Lindbergh (4 February 1902 - 26 August 1974), known as "Lucky Lindy" and "The Lone Eagle," was an American pilot famous for the...
Octave Chanute

Octave Chanute

male, deceased (1910)
Autodidact, aviation, National Aviation Hall of Fame, American, GlidingintheUnitedStates, wright brother
Octave Chanute (18 February 1832 - November 23 1910) was an American railroad engineer and aviation pioneer. He provided the Wright brothers with...
Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

female, deceased (2001)
from Englewood, New Jersey, aviatrix, death by pneumonia, death by stroke, Smith College alumni, GlidingintheUnitedStates
Anne Morrow Lindbergh (June 22, 1906, Englewood, New Jersey - February 7, 2001, Passumpsic, Vermont) was a pioneering American aviatrix, author,...

Doris Grove

female
fai, Ridge Soaring Gliderport, ridge soaring, Soaring Hall of Fame, Former world record holder, Ridge-and-valley Appalachians…GlidingintheUnitedStates, the thomas crown affair
Doris Grove is an American world record breaking glider pilot, flight instructor, and a member of the U.S. Soaring Hall of Fame. She was an early...
Paul MacCready

Paul MacCready

male, 84 years old (Pasadena, California, United States)
Glider pilot, from California, Collier Trophy recipient, United States aerospace engineer, United States Naval Aviator, Paul B. MacCready, Jr…GlidingintheUnitedStates
Paul B. MacCready, Jr. (born September 25, 1925 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American aeronautical engineer. He is the founder of AeroVironment...
Thomas Knauff

Thomas Knauff

male
state college, Ridge-and-valley Appalachians, Former world record holder, Soaring Hall of Fame, ridge soaring, Glider Basics from First Flight to Solo…GlidingintheUnitedStates, the thomas crown affair
Thomas L. Knauff (born 1938) is an American author, glider pilot, flight instructor, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Designated Pilot...

Taras Kiceniuk Jr.

male, 54 years old
hang glider, palomar observatory, human-powered aircraft, smithsonian institute, experimental aircraft association, biplane…GlidingintheUnitedStates
Taras Kiceniuk, Jr (c. 1955 -) was a hang glider pioneer from southern California. Kiceniuk began building hang gliders in 1971 while still in high...
Karl Striedieck

Karl Striedieck

male
Karl H. Striedieck II, from State College, Pennsylvania, aviator, Penn State University alumni, glider, American…GlidingintheUnitedStates
Karl H. Striedieck II (born April 7, 1937 Ann Arbor, Michigan) is a world record setting glider pilot and a member of the U.S. Soaring Hall of...

George B. Moffat Jr.

male
from Massachusetts, International 14, dinghy racing, Glider Competition Classes, World Gliding Championships, Aviation writer…GlidingintheUnitedStates
George B. Moffat, Jr is an author, twice world champion glider pilot, and a member of the U.S. Soaring Hall of Fame. He began flying airplanes in...
Richard Chichester du Pont

Richard Chichester du Pont

male, deceased (1943)
University of Virginia, aviator, aviation, entrepreneur, alice, du Pont family…GlidingintheUnitedStates, killed in aircraft crash
Richard Chichester du Pont (January 2, 1911 - September 11, 1943) was an American businessman and an aviation and glider pioneer who was a member...