Major Howard “Scrappy” Johnson (above) set a world altitude record, when 
he reached 91,243 feet, flying a Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter, from Edwards
AFB in California. In recognition of the record, then Vice President Richard
M. Nixon presented him with the Robert J. Collier trophy for aeronautical
achievement.

Charles Lindbergh made a historic first flight of the Spirit of St. Louis from Dutch Flats 
Airport near San Diego, Ca. Most of the employees of Ryan Aircraft that built the Spirit
came to the field to witness this historic flight.

The 1927 action film Wings was the only silent film to win the Academy
Award for Best Picture.

Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – MIA on December 15, 1944) 

The Swing bandleader, composer, and arranger went Missing in Action 
while on plane flight when performing for U.S. troops in France during
World War II.

Miller was a passenger in plane similar to the above UC-64 Norseman

Army Captain  Miller

Conrad was a recording artist of pop/rock songs in the early 1960s as
Bob Conrad before he began his acting career. He has hosted a weekly
two hour national radio show (The PM Show with Robert Conrad) on CRN
Digital Talk Radio.

The Wild Wild West was on NBC television from 1965 to 1969

The NBC series aired from 1976 to 1978