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Chuck Yeager

Flying the rocket-powered Bell X-1 on October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager achieved the first confirmed piloted supersonic fli...

Military Cold War American Test Pilot

9.06 Excellent

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Charles Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh became an international aviation figure through his 1927 flight from New York to Paris in the Spirit o...

American Record Breaker Transatlantic Golden Age

8.97 Great

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Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart was a pioneering American aviator renowned for her record-breaking flights and determination to push boun...

American Record Breaker Golden Age Female Aviator

8.88 Great

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Chesley Sullenberger

Chesley Sullenberger was a U.S. Airways captain renowned for his decisive actions during the January 2009 Hudson River l...

Safety American Air Force Commercial Pilot

8.88 Great

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Jimmy Doolittle

Military leadership and experimental flying both shaped Jimmy Doolittle's place in American aviation. During World War I...

Military American Wwii Record Breaker

8.79 Great

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John Glenn

John Glenn connected military aviation, early spaceflight, and elected public service in a single career. A Marine Corps...

American Astronaut Senator First Us Orbit

8.74 Great

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Alan Shepard

Alan Shepard was a naval aviator and astronaut who achieved significant milestones in American space exploration. He pil...

American Navy Astronaut Moonwalk

8.74 Great

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Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin took part in the first crewed lunar landing as Apollo 11's lunar module pilot and became the second person t...

American Gemini Astronaut Moonwalk

8.69 Great

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Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes was a prominent American aviator and entrepreneur recognized for his pioneering achievements in aviation d...

American Entrepreneur Record Breaker Golden Age

8.65 Great

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Jim Lovell

James Lovell was an American naval aviator and astronaut renowned for his leadership during the Apollo 13 mission. He co...

American Navy Gemini Astronaut

8.65 Great

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Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell was an American aviator whose advocacy for strategic airpower significantly shaped early 20th-century mil...

Military American Wwi Court Martial

8.56 Great

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Bob Hoover

Bob Hoover was an American aviator renowned for his exceptional skill as an aerobatic test pilot and air show performer....

American Aerobatic Test Pilot Air Show

8.56 Great

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Pete Conrad

Pete Conrad was an American naval aviator and astronaut renowned for his leadership during the Apollo program. He achiev...

American Navy Astronaut Moonwalk

8.56 Great

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Gene Cernan

Gene Cernan was an American naval aviator and astronaut best known for commanding Apollo 17. He holds the distinction of...

American Navy Astronaut Apollo 17

8.56 Great

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Sally Ride

Sally Ride was an American physicist and NASA astronaut recognized for pioneering achievements. She flew aboard the Spac...

American Physicist Astronaut Female Aviator

8.56 Great

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Wiley Post

Wiley Post was an American aviator celebrated for his daring record-breaking flights during the Golden Age of Aviation....

American Record Breaker Golden Age Round The World

8.46 Great

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Patty Wagstaff

Patty Wagstaff is a renowned American aerobatic pilot celebrated for her exceptional skill and competitive success. She...

American Aerobatic Female Aviator Air Show

8.00 Great

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Sean Tucker

Sean D. Tucker is an American aerobatic pilot known for performing precision air-show routines in the Oracle Challenger...

Champion American Biplane Aerobatic

7.04 Good

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Kirby Chambliss

Kirby Chambliss is an American aerobatic and air-racing pilot from Texas. He competed in the Red Bull Air Race World Ser...

Champion American Aerobatic Air Show

5.70 Mediocre

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Michael Goulian

Michael Goulian is an American aerobatic pilot, flight instructor, and aviation business executive known for competition...

Champion American Aerobatic Air Show

5.57 Mediocre