The navigator was a retired PAA aviator Fred Noonan. He was a noted naval aviator and fighter pilot with over 3,000 flight hours. He is an aviator and an adventurer. His Wright Model C biplane crashed during practice for his Military Aviator Test. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. She was married to U.S. WWII aviator Claire Chennault. He served as a naval aviator during World War I. He served under Captain Henry C. Mustin, another pioneering naval aviator. Robinson became the first black female naval aviator to be carrier qualified. Ricardo Kirk was the first Brazilian Military Aviator. She is married to Naval Aviator George Dyson. Airport in honour of pioneering Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. IFS is the first step to becoming a naval aviator. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. He qualified as a Naval Aviator (number 608) in June 1918.