People in Aviation

The following is a list of people that have been involved in Aviation.  It is by no means a complete list and will be added to:

PILOT’s:

Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager – WWII & Test Pilot

Richard “Dick” Bong – WWII Ace & Medal of Honor Winner

Robert “Bob” Hoover – WWII – Test Pilot – Air Show Performer

PIONEER’s:

Charles A. Lindbergh

Amelia Earhart

Jacqueline “Jackie” Cochran

Lawrence B. Sperry

 

AIRLINE’s:

Juan Trippe – Pan American Airways (Pan Am)

C.R. Smith – American Airlines

Herbert “Herb” Kelleher – Co-founder of Southwest Airlines

 

AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS:

Walter and Olive Ann Beech – Beech Aircraft Company (Beechcraft)

Clyde Cessna – Cessna Aircraft Company

William T. Piper Sr. – Piper Aircraft Corporation

Lawrence D. “Larry” Bell – Bell Aircraft Corporation

John K. “Jack” Northrop – Northrop Corporation

Donald W. Douglas Sr. – Douglas Aircraft Corporation

Leroy R. “Roy” Grumman – Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation