George McGovern

George McGovern

male, 87 years old
opponent of the Vietnam War, American military personnel of World War II, ph.d, American, politician, presidential…aviator
George Stanley McGovern, Ph.D (born July 19, 1922) is a former United States Representative, Senator, and Democratic presidential nominee. McGovern...
Harriet Quimby

Harriet Quimby

female, deceased (1912)
from Michigan, from New York City, aviator, journalist, American, Screenwriter
Harriet Quimby (May 11, 1875 - July 1, 1912) was the first female to get a pilot license in the United States. In 1911, she earned the first US...
Jacqueline Cochran

Jacqueline Cochran

female, deceased (1980)
from Florida, Women Airforce Service Pilot, Women's Army Corps, Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, National Aviation Hall of Fame, Recipient of the Legion of Merit…aviator
Jacqueline Cochran (11 May 1906 - 9 August 1980) was a pioneer American aviatrix, considered to be one of the most gifted race pilots of her...
David Brown

David Brown

male, deceased (1993)
Old Rossallian, Rossall School, James Bond, race horse, ferguson, huddersfield…aviator
Sir David Brown (May 10, 1904 - September 3, 1993) was an English entrepreneur, managing director of his family firm David Brown Limited and one...
Adolphe Pegoud

Adolphe Pegoud

male, deceased (1915)
roland garros, Louis Bleriot, Aviator killed in shootdown, shot-down aviator, loop, World War I flying ace…aviator
Adolphe Célestin Pégoud was a well known French aviator who became the first fighter ace. Pegoud served in the French Army from 1907 to 1913. Im...
Duke Cunningham

Duke Cunningham

male, 67 years old
Republican, Congressional scandal, United States Naval Aviator, American military, University of Missouri–Columbia alumni, Randall Harold Cunningham…Naval aviator, aviator
Randall Harold Cunningham (born December 8 1941), usually known as Randy or Duke, was a Republican member of the United States House of...
Bob Hoover

Bob Hoover

male, 87 years old
American military personnel of World War II, Robert A. "Bob" Hoover, From Tennessee, air show, American, Soldier's Medal recipient…aviator
Robert A. "Bob" Hoover (born 1922) is a former air show pilot and United States Air Force test pilot. His personal trademark is a wide-brimmed...
Pappy Boyington

Pappy Boyington

male, deceased (1988)
Native American military personnel, American military personnel of World War II, United States Naval Aviator, cancer death, flying ace, aviator…shot-down aviator, Naval aviator
Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, USMC, (December 4, 1912 - January 11, 1988) was an American fighter ace. Boyington flew initially with the...
Otto Lilienthal

Otto Lilienthal

male, deceased (1896)
Aviation pioneer, from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, sir george cayley, German, Accidental death, aviator
Otto Lilienthal (23 May, 1848 - 10 August, 1896), the German "Glider King," was a pioneer of human aviation. He was the first person to make...
Jim Lovell

Jim Lovell

male, 81 years old
astronaut, korean war, United States Naval Aviator, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, apollo 13, American astronaut…Naval aviator, aviator
James 'Jim' Arthur Lovell, Jr., Captain, USN, Ret. (born March 25, 1928) is a former NASA astronaut, most famous as the commander of Apollo 13,...