Pilots who set records or flew in war, including fighter pilots, air force officers and long-distance flyers. An entry belongs here when the cited article calls the person an aviator or pilot, including a military pilot or officer. It excludes early aeroplane builders and women pilots. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members.
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Wikipedia: Charles Lindbergh
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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902, August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, and author.
Eddie Rickenbacker (Wikipedia)
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Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (born Edward Rickenbacher, October 8, 1890, July 23, 1973) was an American fighter pilot in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient.
Herberts Cukurs (Wikipedia)
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Herberts Albert Cukurs (17 May 1900-23 February 1965) was a Latvian aviator , Holocaust perpetrator and Nazi collaborator.
Tryggve Gran (Wikipedia)
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Jens Tryggve Herman Gran (20 January 1888-8 January 1980) was a Norwegian aviator, polar explorer and author.
John Paul Stapp (Wikipedia)
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John Paul Stapp (July 11, 1910, November 13, 1999) was an American career U.S.
Arturo Merino Benítez (Wikipedia)
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Commodore Arturo Merino Benítez (May 17, 1888 in Chillán, Ñuble Province, May 2, 1970 in Santiago) was an aviator with rank of Commodore, and the founder of both the Chilean Air Force (1930) and LAN Chile (1929) the national airline.
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