aviator

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Reid Wiseman, a 50-year-old former naval aviator and test pilot who also formerly served as a deputy chief of NASA's astronaut office, will be in command.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Rep. Wesley Hunt, a former Army aviator and an impressive speaker, polls third.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The French leader wore a striking pair of blue reflective aviator sunglasses indoors while addressing world leaders at the World Economic Forum.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

She and Grant agreed on his backstory as an academic whose heyday was in the ’80s, when double denim and aviator glasses were in vogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024

The celebrated Russian aviator Pyotr Nesterov—who, incidentally, was the first person ever to fly an aerobatic loop, in 1913—also made the first known taran attack.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein