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Merna A Forster

Heroines: Deanna Brasseur, Pilot

For Students 9th - 10th
As well as a brief biography, there are links to other sites for further study, as well as the bibliography of a recommended book.
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Merna A Forster

Heroines: Major Maryse Carmichael, Snowbird Pilot

For Students 9th - 10th
With the Snowbirds under scrutiny as of late, this profiles a person, rather than the group as a whole.
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Other

Picture History : Nancy Harkness Love, Airplane Pilot

For Students 9th - 10th
A photographic print and brief description of Nancy Harness Love, who was instrumental in developing the WASPs in World War II.
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The Red Fighter Pilot: Manfred Von Richthofen

For Students 9th - 10th
"This on-line edition of Manfred von Richthofen's 1917 book Der Rote Kampfflieger is based on the English language version originally translated by J. Ellis Barker and published in 1918 under the name The Red Battle Flyer."
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Margorie Stinson, Holland's Magazine, Jan 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Marjorie and Katherine Stinson, "pioneer women aviators," who helped train men for the Canadian Royal Flying Squadron during World War I. Also included is a brief explanation of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots' role...
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Black Past

Black Past: Tuskegee Airmen

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article tells the heroic story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the black fighter pilot squadron which fought in WW II and led the way to integration of the military.
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Other

Liberty Letters: Filing Cabinet Resources: Nancy Harkness Love

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical profile of pilot Nancy Harkness Love.
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Other

Lyrics to Shanties and Sea Songs

For Students 9th - 10th
Find lyrics to numerous sea songs, shanties, and pilot songs.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Harriet Quimby

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1991 to commemorate Harriet Quimby, the first woman ever to earn a pilot's license in the U.S. With a short passage on her accomplishments in both aviation and journalism.
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Curated OER

Wasp Pilots

For Students 9th - 10th
A story about a story. A Radio Diaries documentary records personal stories from the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II. Great information about these incredible women.
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US Navy

Nhhc: Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
The Doolittle Raid was a gutsy attack on Tokyo made by heroic pilots of B-25 bombers launched from the deck of the USS Hornet, and aircraft carrier. Read about the daring mission and see photographs of the planes, pilots and others, and...
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CZBrats

Panama History 1698 1790

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an article taken from the "The Canal Zone Pilot". It contains information about the Pre-Colombian Period, as well as the Colonial Period.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Ferdinand Magellan's Voyage Round the World

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fordham University presents a first-hand account of Magellan's voyage, told by a Genoese pilot who served on the expedition.
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War Times Journal

War Times Journal: Great War Series

For Students 9th - 10th
Archives of eye-witness accounts of events during World War I and in-depth articles discussing the War. Includes "The Red Fighter Pilot," a memoir written by 'The Red Baron' Manfred von Richtofen who died in 1918.
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Other

Drum Roll: e.a.k. (Erase All Kittens)

For Students 3rd - 6th
Erase All Kittens is a free, open source game where students must change the code in order to rescue kittens. Arca is a tiny outcast creature whose only friends are the kittens. When all the kittens go missing, Arca sets out on a journey...
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Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: Battle of Britain, 1940

For Students 9th - 10th
A riveting eyewitness account of an RAF pilot describing his participation in a dogfight over Britain when the Germans were attempting to bomb Great Britain into surrender at the beginning of World War II. Included is an audio of Winston...
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Historica Canada

Historica Canada: History by the Minute: Andrew Mynarski

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a series, this resource profiles Andrew Mynarski, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his heroism in WWII. Learn more about the life of this brave pilot who died for his country. Includes a brief video and learning resources.
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PBS

Pbs: Bombing Nazi Dams

For Students 9th - 10th
It was 1943, and the British were retaliating. Here is the story of the famous Lancaster bomber and the brave British pilots that tried to stop Nazi Germany.
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Other

Military.com: Francis Gary Powers: One Man, Two Countries

For Students 9th - 10th
This profile of the American pilot Francis Gary Powers discusses the mission of the U-2 reconnaissance flights during the Cold War as well as the international incident surrounding the shooting down of his U-2 over the Soviet Union.
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US Department of Education

The Wolfsonian Inc.: Artful Citizenship Project: Three Year Project Report

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is a PDF report on an arts-integrated social studies curriculum project designed to provide third- through fifth- grade students and teachers with the tools necessary to: develop visual literacy skills; implement social science...
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Other

It's Not a Pipe Dream: Clean Energy From Water Pipes Comes to Portland

For Students 9th - 10th
A Portland, Oregon-based startup that launched in 2007, is starting to capture the energy of water pipes, beginning with a pilot project in Riverside, California and now with a full-scale project in Portland.
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Other

Wwi Aviation: An Illustrated History of World War One

For Students 9th - 10th
There is a wealth of information here. Get detailed overviews of the war and then scroll down the page to sections on pilots and designers, machines of war, a World War 1 history quiz and much more.
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Other

Space Science Institute: Alien Earths: Search for Life

For Students 9th - 10th
How do you recognize life on another planet? What tests do scientists use to determine if something is a life form when they are many light years away from being able to observe it directly? Try your hand at interactives to create a...
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Other

Ace Pilots: Billy Bishop

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography on one of the most successful and notorious of WWI flying Aces. Quotes are included here.

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