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Tuskegee Navigation Cadets

Navigation cadets study a sectional map to plot a flight plan.

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Tuskegee Navigation Cadets in Trainer

Tuskegee navigation cadets used the spacious AT-18A-LO trainer.

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U.S. Army Air Service

The crew of this U.S. Army Air Service Martin MB-2 Bomber made a successful transcontinental round trip in 1923.

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U.S. Marine Corps

Pilots of the U.S. Marine Corps East Coast Expedition Force stationed at Quantico, Virginia, 1932.

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U.S. Marine Corps

Pilots of the U.S. Marine Corps East Coast Expedition Force stationed at Quantico, Virginia, 1932.

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U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics

The original USS Langley pilots, including in the back row, second from right, Alfred Melville Pride, and back row, center, Godfrey Chevalier (wearing glasses).

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Vance H. Marchbanks Jr.

Flight surgeon Vance H. Marchbanks Jr. played a key role in John Glenn’s historic spaceflight in Friendship 7 in 1962.

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Walter Hohmann

Walter Hohmann was born in Hardheim, Germany, in 1880. Oberth’s book inspired him to dedicate his spare time to spaceflight theory.

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Wendell O. Pruit greets John F. Briggs

Wendell O. Pruit (right), winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery, greets John F. Briggs of the 332nd Fighter Group.

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Wernher von Braun

Wernher von Braun, born in Wirsitz, Germany, in 1912, led the development of the V-2 in Nazi Germany and came to the US in 1945.

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