Paul Poberezny

Paul Poberezny

male, 88 years old
Paul Howard Poberezny (b. September 14 1921 in Leavenworth County/Kansas) is a US aviator and aircraft designer famous for his work in establishing...
Jean Batten

Jean Batten

female, deceased (1982)
Jean Gardner Batten CBE (September 15, 1909-November 22, 1982) was a New Zealand aviator. Born in Rotorua, she became the best-known New Zealander...
Joe Foss

Joe Foss

male, deceased (2003)
Joseph Jacob "Joe" Foss (April 17, 1915-January 1, 2003) was a leading "ace" fighter pilot in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, a...
Jeana Yeager

Jeana Yeager

female, 57 years old
Jeana Yeager is an aviator. She is most famous for flying with Dick Rutan on a non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager...
Richard Evelyn Byrd

Richard Evelyn Byrd

male, deceased (1957)
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, USN (October 25, 1888 - March 11, 1957) was a pioneering American polar explorer and famous aviator. Richard...
Ilan Ramon

Ilan Ramon

male, deceased (2003)
Ilan Ramon (June 20 1954 - February 1 2003;) was a combat pilot in the Israeli Air Force, and later the first Israeli astronaut. Ramon was the...
Mathias Rust

Mathias Rust

male, 41 years old
Mathias Rust (born 1968) is a German man known for his illegal landing near the Red Square in Moscow in 1987. As an amateur aviator, he flew from...
Niki Lauda

Niki Lauda

male, 60 years old
Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (born February 22, 1949 in Vienna) is an Austrian aviator, entrepreneur, former Formula One (F1) racing driver and...
Arthur Whitten Brown

Arthur Whitten Brown

male, deceased (1948)
Sir Arthur Whitten Brown (July 23, 1886 - October 4, 1948) was a Scottish aviator. He was the navigator of the first successful non-stop...

John Hannah

male, deceased (1947)
John Hannah was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can...