Flying in the Funnies by Al Flick
Just after the years of World War I, America was enchanted with aviation and the aviators in the news such as Post, Doolittle and Lindbergh. In response to the Public's hunger for adventure and it's enthrallment of flying, the aviation comics were born. These comics were seen in movie houses, books, pulp magazines, advertisements and the funny pages of newspapers. A few, well written and illustrated, have endured the test of time.

Fay Gillis Wells, Air Pioneer by Lt. Col. Yvonne Pateman, USAF Ret.
Few women of the 1920s and 1930s transgressed the traditional role allowed them. Those who did, did so in such a daring way that they often made the headlines. One such woman, Fay Gillis Wells, shared the spotlite of the times with other independent women who refused to conform to the restrictions society wished to place upon them. Fay Gillis Wells, along with her peers Amelia Earhart, Opal Kunz, Neva Paris, Louise Thaden, Blanche Noyes and others united to further the advancement of women in aviation, thus laying the cornerstone for the historic space flight of Sally Ride.

The Navy Night Fliers of World War II by Tom Ladwig
Japan's tactic of night time attacks on our ships in the Solomon Islands made it clear that the United States would have to fly at night in order to stop the Japanese. Britain had developed night fighting during the Battle of Britain and offered valuable assistance in the development of our program. Overcoming the handicaps of flying from a carrier on an open sea, improper lighting on deck, inadequate radar and no training guidelines took its toll in operational mishaps. The advances made during the development of night fighting operations made it possible for all carriers to operate on an around-the-clock basis if needed.