Aviation Loves and Losses

We'll explore the lives of 2 aviation pioneers, Harriet Quimby and Gertrude Tompkins.  One burst through barriers in a time when aviation was in its infancy, defying the conventions of the day.  Her greatest achievement was overshadowed by an international tragedy. The other gave her life serving her country without the recognition that others had.

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqfESCkpP6EZQJjB1PM8hqQ

https://www.facebook.com/Mystifyingly-Missing-242636487674331/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Tompkins_Silver

https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/news/pilot-talk/a-wasp-went-missing-in-ap-51-in-1944-not-a-trace-has-been-found/

https://www.airforcemag.com/article/valor-the-wasps-of-world-war-ii/

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/tommy-tompkins/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Quimby

Louis Blériot and the First Flight Across the English Channel – A Stamp A Day.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harriet-Quimby

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bleriot/quimby.html

https://www.cradleofaviation.org/history/history/women-in-aviation/harriet_quimby.html