This ceramic tile mural is titled "Pioneers in American Aviation History" by Richard Wyatt. It was installed at the Ontario International Airport in Ontario, California, in 1998. From left to right, the mural depicts Lieutenant Lee "Buddy" Archer, Ellen Ochoa, Wilbur & Orville Wright, Amelia Earhart, and Margaret Gee.
Lieutenant Lee "Buddy" Archer was one of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II and was the only African-American pilot to earn the designation of "ace" for shooting down at least five enemy aircraft.
Ellen Ochoa was the first Latina in space, serving aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1993, and she was the first Latina director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Orville & Wilbur Wright achieved the first powered, controlled, heavier-than-air flight on December 17, 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to make a non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932.
Margaret "Maggie" Gee was one of only two Chinese-American women to serve in the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II.
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