Pilot Profile: Robert Lee Scott Jr.

Colonel Robert Lee Scott, Jr. is well-known for his autobiography, God is My Co-Pilot, and served as a brigadier general in the United States Air Force as well as a flying ace of World War II. To say the least, he accomplished a lot during his lifetime. But this is just the tip of the [...]

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Before They Were Presidents of the United States of America, They Were Pilots

Franklin D. Roosevelt has the distinction of being the first US president to ever fly in an aircraft, while Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first president to travel in an airplane with the designation Air Force One. It was Theodore Roosevelt, however, who was the first [former] president to ever fly in an aircraft in October [...]

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Charles Lindbergh: Pilot, Inventor, and Author

American aviator Charles Lindbergh made the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in May of 1927. The flight took 33.5 hours and earned him the nicknames “Lucky Lindy” and “Lone Eagle.” The Life of Charles Lindbergh The famed pilot grew up in Minnesota on a small farm with his parents. He attended the [...]

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