Posts tagged Aviation history
Amelia Earhart: More than “Lady Lindy”
Amelia Earhart: More than “Lady Lindy”

On this day in 1932, Amelia Earhart flew into the halls of history as she took off from North America and became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. While Earhart is know for this accomplishment as well as the mysterious circumstances in which she vanished, her impact on American aviation as a whole should not be forgotten.

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James HuebnerAmelia Earhart, Women in aviation, womenshistory, Womens History, Women's history, American Women, Atlantic Ocean, Lady Lindy, American aviation, Aviation history, Lockheed, Lockheed Vega 5B, Charles Lindburgh, Trans-Atlantic flight, Trans-Atlantic, American pioneers, American pioneer, Wiley Post, Spirit of Saint Louis, Little Red Bus, Neta Snook Southern, Kinner Airster, Early aviation historyComment
Tout le Sang Coule Rouge: The Story of Eugene Bullard
Tout le Sang Coule Rouge: The Story of Eugene Bullard

“Tout le sang coule rouge” is not from the clever mind of some Hollywood scriptwriter. It is the actual title of an unpublished autobiography of, oddly enough, an American. The story of Eugene Bullard is one of grit and determination and should have been taught in schools.

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Larry ClarkBlack history, American history, World War I, WWI, America in WWI, Eugene Jacques Bullard, Eugene James Bullard, French foreign legion, Aviation history, Museum of Aviation, US Airforce Museum, America in WWII, African American fighter pilot, africanamericanhistoryComment