These influential people touched those in aviation and, in many cases, people far beyond the flying world by their extraordinary deeds, talents or accomplishments.
Aviation has generated some of the most remarkable figures that ever lived throughout its history, including those brave men and women pilots who made the first flights into the air and who courageously pushed the bounds of their wings in ways previously unimaginable. At the same time, aviation has produced a number of people whose heroism rises above the job description of pilot, if that’s even a main or a side job. These influential people touched those in aviation and, in many cases, people far beyond the flying world by their extraordinary deeds, talents or accomplishments.