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Tuskegee Navigation Cadets
Navigation cadets study a sectional map to plot a flight plan.
Tuskegee Navigation Cadets in Trainer
Tuskegee navigation cadets used the spacious AT-18A-LO trainer.
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.
U.S. Marine Corps
Pilots of the U.S. Marine Corps East Coast Expedition Force stationed at Quantico, Virginia, 1932.
U.S. Marine Corps
Pilots of the U.S. Marine Corps East Coast Expedition Force stationed at Quantico, Virginia, 1932.
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).
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.
Walter Hohmann
Walter Hohmann was born in Hardheim, Germany, in 1880. Oberth’s book inspired him to dedicate his spare time to spaceflight theory.
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.
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.
