swap_horiz Percy Pilcher Alternatives

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Otto Lilienthal

Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896) was a German engineer and aviation pioneer. He conducted extensive research into gliding fli...

German 19TH Century Pioneer Glider

9.0 Excellent

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Douglas Bader

Douglas Bader was a British Royal Air Force wing commander renowned for his extraordinary resilience. He lost both legs...

Wwii British Military Ace 22 Victories

9.0 Excellent

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Alberto Santos-Dumont

Alberto Santos-Dumont was a significant figure in early aviation history. He developed and piloted several pioneering he...

Pioneer Airship 1906 Brazilian French

8.9 Great

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Louis Blériot

Louis Blériot was a pioneering French aviator recognized for his historic achievement in 1909. He successfully piloted a...

French Pioneer 1909 Channel Crossing

8.8 Great

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John Alcock

John Alcock achieved historical significance as a British aviator and record-breaker. In 1919, he piloted the inaugural...

British Record Breaker Transatlantic 1919

8.8 Great

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Jean Mermoz

Jean Mermoz was a French aviator renowned for his pioneering work establishing airmail routes across the South Atlantic....

French Pioneer South Atlantic Airmail

8.8 Great

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Anthony Fokker

Anthony Fokker was a significant figure in early aviation history. He pioneered aircraft design and production, particul...

Pioneer Dutch Wwi Designer Pilot

8.7 Great

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Amy Johnson

Amy Johnson was a British aviator renowned for her extraordinary achievement: a solo flight from England to Australia in...

British Record Breaker England Australia Female Aviator

8.7 Great

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Bessie Coleman

Bessie Coleman was an early American civil aviator who became the first African-American woman and first Native American...

American Pioneer Female Aviator First Black Licensed

8.6 Great

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Harriet Quimby

Harriet Quimby was an American aviator and screenwriter who became the first woman in the United States to earn a pilot'...

American Pioneer Channel Crossing Female Aviator

8.5 Great

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Robert Stanford Tuck

British RAF ace Robert Stanford Tuck scored 29 confirmed aerial victories in WWII flying Hurricanes and Spitfires before...

Wwii British Military Ace 27 Victories

8.5 Great

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Eric Moody

British Airways captain who in June 1982 safely landed a Boeing 747 after all four engines flamed out when Flight 9 flew...

British Commercial Pilot Ba 009 Volcanic Ash

8.5 Great

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Lincoln Beachey

Lincoln Beachey was a prominent American pilot and stunt aviator who achieved widespread fame in the 1910s for his darin...

American Pioneer Exhibition Early Aviation

8.4 Great

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James Johnnie Johnson

British ace James 'Johnnie' Johnson finished WWII with 38 confirmed aerial victories, the highest total of any RAF pilot...

Wwii British Military Ace 38 Victories

8.2 Great

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Clément Ader

Clément Ader was a French engineer and aviation pioneer who achieved an unaided powered takeoff with his steam-powered É...

French Pioneer Steam Powered Early Attempt

8.1 Great

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Peter Townsend

British RAF ace Peter Townsend scored 11 aerial victories and is credited with destroying the first German aircraft over...

Wwii British Military Ace Battle Of Britain

8.1 Great

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Francis Chichester

Francis Chichester was a British aviator and sailor who mapped air routes across the globe before becoming the first per...

Navigation Tasman Sea British Record Breaker

8.1 Great

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Albert Ball

Albert Ball was a prominent British flying ace during World War I, credited with 44 aerial victories and becoming the fi...

British Wwi Military Ace 44 Victories

8.0 Great

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Mick Mannock

Mick Mannock was a British fighter ace in World War I credited with 61 aerial victories, making him one of the highest-s...

British Wwi Military Ace Vc

8.0 Great

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Jim Mollison

Jim Mollison was a Scottish aviator who set numerous long-distance flight records during the early 1930s, including the...

British Long Distance Record Breaker Transatlantic

8.0 Great