May 24, 1930 – Amy Johnson became the first woman to fly from England to Australia.
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May 21, 1927 – Charles A. Lindberg completed the first solo nonstop airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The trip began May 20.
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May 18, 1953 – The first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound, Jacqueline Cochran, piloted an F-86 Sabrejet over California at an average speed of 652 miles-per-hour.
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Jan 11, 1935 – Amelia Earhart Putnam became the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
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Jan 9, 1793 – Jean-Pierre Blanchard made the first successful balloon flight in the U.S.
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