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Aviators

  • Famous Fliers - DDR's Famous Fliers page includes biographical information on a number of famous, historical aviators.
     
  • Black History Month Video - NASA's Associate Administrator for Education and two-time space shuttle astronaut Leland Melvin's African American History Month message reflects on space-related milestones of the past and challenges viewers to use their talents to inspire today's youth to future achievement.
     
  • Above and Beyond: 100 Years of Women in Aviation - Watch these videos to discover the personal insights and public impacts of a century of American heroines. Realize extraordinary feats of aviation including Katherine Wright (sister of the famed Wright Brothers), WWII Air Force Service Pilots, and Eileen Collins, the first female space shuttle commander. Encounter the New Generation of highly talented women in aviation. Explore military and civilian organizations, CAP and EAA, that teach students to soar. (U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission)
     
  • Women in Aviation - Visit this site to learn about Women in Aviation's 100 most influential women the aviation and aerospace industry.
     
  • Amelia Earhart
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