About
Founder of FlightSafety International, one of the world's foremost aviation schools.
Before Fame
He decided to become a pilot at the age of sixteen, having been inspired by a radio news report on Charles Lindbergh's famous flight.
Trivia
He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
Family Life
He and his wife, Eileen, were married in 1944.
Associated With
He, like Bill Gates, became a noted philanthropist, donating most of his fortune to charitable causes.
