Aviation Through History

Leonardo Da Vinci

Apr 15, 1452

Leonardo Da Vinci is born outside the village of Vinci, near Florence in Central Italy

An early design fo ra flying machine

Jan 1, 1500

Wilbur Wright

Apr 16, 1867

Wilbur Wright is born on a farm 8 miles away from New Castle, Indiana.

Orville Wright

Aug 19, 1871

Orville Wright is born in Dayton, Ohio.

Louis Bleriot

Jul 1, 1872

Loui Bleriot is born in Cambrai, France.

Harriet Quimby

May 11, 1875

Harriet Quimby is born in Kinderhook Township, Michigan.

Eddie Rickenbacker

Oct 8, 1890

Eddie Rickenbacker was born in Columbus, Ohio.

Bessie Coleman

Jan 26, 1893

Bessie Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas.

Amelia Earhart

Jul 24, 1897

Amelia Earheart is born in Atchison, Kansas.

Charles Lindbergh

Feb 4, 1902

Charles Linbergh was born in Detroit.

First Sucsessful powered plane

Dec 17, 1903

The Wright Brothers made their first sucsessful powered plane.

Willa Brown

Jan 21, 1906

Willa Brown was born in Glogsow, Kentucky.

English Channel

Jul 25, 1909

Louis Bleriot took off to become the first man to fly over th English Channel.

First woman to earn pilots liscense

Aug 1, 1911

Harriet Quimby became first woman to earn pilots liscense.

First black woman to earn pilots liscense

Jun 15, 1921

Bessie Coleman is the first black woman to earn the pilots liscense.

First man to fly solo over Atlantic Ocean

May 20, 1927

Charles Lindbergh was the first man to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean.

First non-stop flight from NY to Paris

May 21, 1927

Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly non-stop from New York to Paris.

First woman to fly over Atlantic Ocean alone

May 20, 1932

Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean alone.