Breitling Watches

The History of Breitling Watches

The history of Breitling watches begins in 1884 with Léon Breitling.

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Walter Mittelholzer Pioneering Aerial Photographer

Walter Mittelholzer pioneering aerial photographer, made his way through aviation as a photographer, performing regular ...

Ruth Nichols 1935 crash

Ruth Nichols Aviatrix

Ruth Nichols Aviatrix, was an exceptionally skilled pilot, humanitarian and tenacious individual. Destined for a ...

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Roger Q Williams Pathfinder

Referred to as a ‘Natural-Born Flyer,’[1] Roger Q. Williams Pathfinder, first found recognition in the ...

Jack Lambie

Co Pilot and Navigator Jack Lambie

Jack Lambie After Dick Merrill’s famed 1936 “Ping Pong Flight” fell short of its intended ...

Barnstorming

Barnstorming Dare Devil Clyde Edward Pangborn

Clyde Edward Pangborn first found fame in the aviation circuit through Barnstorming. Flying circuses were ...

Dick Merrill at the White House

Dick Merrill & his Ping Pong flight

During this Golden Age of aviation Lucky Dick Merrill was known as a prestigious aviator; ...

Harold Gatty Weems Wiley Post round the world

Harold Gatty – Round the World Navigator

After Howard Hughes’ world circling flight of 1938, he proclaimed to Harold Gatty, pioneer, ‘Greetings ...

Wittnauer & the Longines brand

The History of Wittnauer begins in New York in 1880 when their very first watches ...