Frederick J. Noonan, Pioneer Aviator-Navigator  
   Frederick J. Noonan, pioneer aviator and navigator, helped Pan American Airways establish trans-Pacific air routes. Navigation officer for the survey flights to Hawaii, Wake, Guam, and Philippines. Lost with Amelia Earhart in 1937.
   http://frednoonan.com

Glenn Curtiss: Father of Naval Aviation  
   Information and photos focused on the birth of naval aviation, based on writings and photos of John H. Whitney, Curtiss' personal secretary and photographer.
   http://www.glenncurtiss.com/

Lincoln Beachey  
   Information about the life and career of Lincoln Beachey, who flew professionally between 1905 and 1915.
   http://www.lincolnbeachey.com/

S. F. Cody  
   A brief summary of the life and achievements of Samuel Franklin Cody, showman, kite developer and aviator.
   http://www.sfcody.org.uk/

Calderara.com  
   History of Mario Calderara, Italian aviator. Includes historic aviation links.
   http://calderara.com/

Flight of Excelsior  
   Public information site on the life and accomplishments of Emilio Carranza. Contains a biography and photo gallery.
   http://www.flightofexcelsior.net/

Fokker at Plane Writing  
   Quotes from, and about, early aviator, aeroplane constructor and general mad inventor Anthony Fokker.
   http://www.xs4all.nl/~blago/planewriting/fokker.html

Omar Bilal  
   Information about the great aerobatic pilot, with movie clips from his airshow performance.
   http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/6471/

A Lucky Pilot  
   A narrative memoir of Lanky Ahmad, a pilot in the Pakistan Military. Includes a photo gallery.
   http://www.concordiaexpeditions.com/luckypilot/

Pioneer Pilot, Walter E. Lees, 1887-1957  
   Walter E. Lees, Pioneer Pilot, soloed in 1912 and continued in aviation until 1945.
   http://home.earthlink.net/~ralphcooper/index.htm

Plane Writing: quotes from early pilots' biographies  
   Vintage writing about flying from biographies of pilots - Beryl Markham, the Lindberghs, Roald Dahl, Nevil Shute, st. Exupéry and many lesser known aviators.
   http://www.xs4all.nl/~blago/planewriting/

Stearman World Flight  
   Information on the Stearman World Flight with the "Super 450 Stearman."
   http://www.stearmanworldflight.com/

Long Flight - Vickers Vimy  
   John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown were two British fliers and the first people to fly an aircraft non-stop across the Atlantic ocean.
   http://www.fi.edu/flights/long/index.html

Mario Calderara, Aviator and Inventor  
   Pioneer of aviation, Italian pilot license n.1 and first military pilot in the world. First Italian to be trained by the Wright brothers. Site in English, Italian and French.
   http://www.calderara.com/mario/

The mystery of Thomas Smith's transatlantic flight.  
   This site details Thomas Smith's bold transatlantic flight of 1939 in his 65hp "Baby Clipper," later found at Newfoundland, Canada. Smith however was never found. Here's the man, the aircraft, and the last minutes of his fateful flight.
   http://www.geo-met.com/tommysmith/

Lawrence Hargrave: Australian Aviation Pioneer  
   This site celebrates the life and work of Lawrence Hargrave, 1850 - 1915, one of Australia's aviation pioneers.
   http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/