Images Dated 29th November 2004

Clyde Cessna, US aviation pioneer

Clyde Cessna (1879-1954), American aviation pioneer. Cessna's passion for aircraft was sparked at the age of 31, after seeing an aerial exhibition in Kansas, USA. He went on to design, build, and once he had taught himself, fly his own aircraft. In 1925, Cessna co-founded the Travel Air Manufacturing Company, which became one of the leading American aircraft manufacturers. Cessna's designs developed into internationally famous aircraft that set many speed and distance records. In 1927, Cessna formed the Cessna Aircraft Company, which produced racing and sports aircraft during the Great Depression

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Richard Byrd, US aviation pioneer

Richard Byrd (1888-1958), American polar explorer and aviation pioneer. Byrd commanded the naval flying unit attached to Donald MacMillan's expedition of Greenland in 1925. On May 9 1926, Byrd and co-pilot Floyd Bennett possibly became the first people to fly over the North Pole, although their claim is controversial. In 1928, Byrd commanded his first mission to the Antarctic and in 1929, with three others, made the first flight over the South Pole. Byrd organised several further visits to Antarctica and explored vast areas of land; his discoveries included the Edsel Ford mountain range and Marie Byrd Land (named after his wife)

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Blue Lilies flowers

Blue Lilies (Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis Mooreanus') flowers

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