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November 2019 Spotlight is on Aviation History

Flying from one part of the world to another within just a few hours is commonplace these days. However before aeroplanes that made traveling a breathe,  tremendous amount of courageous dedicated effort went into its making. Karl Lilienthal was a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the "flying man". He was the first person to make well-documented, repeated, successful flights with gliders. His very invention aided the Wright brothers in the design of a powered aeroplane. Wilbur and Orville Wright were American inventors and pioneers of aviation. In 1903 the Wright brothers achieved the first powered, sustained and controlled airplane flight. Celebrating aviation history, one cannot forget Amelia Earhart, who was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The 99th was originally formed as the U.S. Army Air Forces' first African American fighter squadron, then known the 99th Pursuit Squadron. They led the way for integrated units in the U.S. Air Force.

Description from:

A People at War. (n.d.). Retrieved May 21, 2019, from https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/a_people_at_war/new_roles/99th_pursuit_squadron.html

Tobin, J. (2014). To conquer the air: The wright brothers and the great race for flight. Place of publication not identified: Free Press.

Putnam, G. P. (1972). Soaring wings: A biography of Amelia Earhart. New York: Manor Books.

Lilienthal Glider. (2016, April 1). Retrieved May 21, 2019, from https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/lilienthal-glider

Check out the titles below for more info on Aviation History Month:

A Heritage of Wings by Richard C. Knott

ISBN: 0870212702

Publication Date: 1997-10-01

This comprehensive, heavily illustrated history recounts the glorious record of naval aviation.

 

Amelia by Donald M. Goldstein; Katherine V. Dillon

ISBN: 1574881345

Publication Date: 1997-05-01

"Earhart's story soars again."?Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 

 

Blue Skies, Black Wings by Samuel L. Broadnax; Alan M. Osur (Foreword by)

ISBN: 0275991954

Publication Date: 2007-01-30

At the age of 17, Samuel L. Broadnax--enamored with flying--enlisted and trained as a pilot at the Tuskegee Army Air Base. Although he left the Air Corps at the end of the Second World War, his experiences inspired him to talk with other pilots and black pioneers of aviation. Blue Skies, Black Wings recounts the history of African Americans in the skies from the very beginnings of manned flight. From Charles Wesley Peters, who flew his own plane in 1911, and Eugene Bullard, a black American ace with the French in World War I, to the 1945 Freeman Field mutiny against segregationist policies in the Air Corps, Broadnax paints a vivid picture of the people who fought oppression to make the skies their own.

To Conquer the Air by James Tobin; James Tobin

ISBN: 0684856883

Publication Date: 2003-04-08

A history of the first-flight race documents the efforts of such Wright brothers' competitors as the Smithsonian's Samuel Pierpont Langley, Glenn Curtiss, and Alexander Graham Bell.

 

Start with Why by Simon Sinek

ISBN: 9781591842804

Publication Date: 2009-10-29

The inspiring, life-changing bestseller by the author of LEADERS EAT LAST and TOGETHER IS BETTER. In 2009, Simon Sinek started a movement to help people become more inspired at work, and in turn inspire their colleagues and customers. Since then, millions have been touched by the power of his ideas, including more than 28 million who've watched his TED Talk based on START WITH WHY -- the third most popular TED video of all time.   Sinek starts with a fundamental question: Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? Even among the successful, why are so few able to repeat their success over and over?   People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers had little in common, but they all started with WHY. They realized that people won't truly buy into a product, service, movement, or idea until they understand the WHY behind it.    START WITH WHY shows that the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world all think, act, and communicate the same way -- and it's the opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be led, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with WHY.