1. survive an enemy SAM attack
   down 10 enemy planes in one day
2. walk on the moon

Armstrong started his career as a test pilot and then became an astronaut. In 1969, he took part in the Apollo 11 mission and became the first human to walk on the moon.

1. parachute from a cockpit
   break the sound barrier
2. survive a crash landing

Yeager was a WWII pilot who flew experimental aircraft after the war. In the fall of 1947, he zipped across the sky in the Bell X-1 at Mach 1, breaking the sound barrier for the first time.

1. The Duster
   Red Baron
2. Wings of Death

He was just 25 years old when he was shot down and killed in the Great War, but before he died, Manfred von Richthofen -- the Red Baron -- was one of the conflict's best pilots. He shot down 80 enemy planes and became a major celebrity.

1. the War in Afghanistan
   the Gulf War
2. the Vietnam War

Olds was a deadly fighter pilot in both WWII and then, much later, in the Vietnam War. He ended his career as a "triple ace," having notched 16 air victories.

1. Navy
   Air Force
2. Army

McCain was a naval aviator, one who earned a reputation as being rather reckless. He was wounded during multiple incidents during the Vietnam War.

1. He was instantly killed.
   He was captured by the enemy.
2. He was never found.

An enemy missile destroyed McCain's plane and he parachuted into enemy hands. He was imprisoned and tortured for more than half a decade before he finally went home.

1. about three and half hours
   17 hours
2. one day

At more than 700 mph, it took Glenn less than three and a half hours to fly from California to New York. The feat cemented Glenn as a celebrity aviator.

1. Black Devil
   Green Arrow
2. Pink Angel

Soviet pilots loathed Hartmann -- the "Black Devil" -- for his exploits during WWII. Hartmann was a incredibly talented (and lucky) pilot who flew more than 1,400 missions.

1. "Enterprise"
   "Dove"
2. "Eagle"

In July 1969, the Apollo 11 mission sent a lunar landing craft towards the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin guided the "Eagle" to safe landing and then radioed the news to NASA: ""Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."

1. true
2. false

The Red Baron was, shall we shall, a rather bold young man, unafraid to announce his presence in battle. He painted his plane bright red so that his enemies would know that death was coming for them.

1. 5
   19
2. 36

On October 12, 1944, Yeager downed five enemy aircraft in a single day. It gave him legendary status as an "ace in a day," as "aces" were pilots who claimed at least five air victories during their careers.

1. He learned to walk again.
   He won public office.
2. He married for the fourth time.

McCain suffered unimaginiable atrocities at the hands of the North Vietnamese and spent two years in solitary confinement. Later, he was elected as a senator from Arizona and ran for president in 2008, losing to Barack Obama.

1. physical education
   mechanical engineering
2. basket weaving

All NASA pilots have at least one thing in common -- they are whip smart. Aldrin obtained a degree in mechanical engineering and became a fighter pilot in the Korean War.

1. aircraft mechanic
   office work
2. janitor

Yeager didn't just know how to fly planes, he know how to fix them, too. Prior to flight school he worked as an aircraft mechanic.

1. United States
   Germany
2. Italy

Udet was a German ace who served under the Red Baron during WWI. He also had the second most air victories in the German air force, with 62 downed enemy craft.

1. Nigeria
   France
2. Japan

In 1999, the 25-year-old Caroline Aigle became France's first female fighter pilot. Sadly, she died just seven years later, not from enemy bullets, but from cancer.

1. an Icelandic pilot
   an American hero
2. No one knows.

In April 1918, the Red Baron was in hot pursuit of a brand-new (and terrified) Canadian pilot when he was shot in the torso. He then managed to land his plane just before dying. No one really knows who fired the fatal round.

1. 0
   2
2. 300

Leavitt became the first female American fighter pilot in 1993, and she logged roughly 300 hours of combat time, mostly in the Middle East. She later became the first female to take command of a fighter wing.

1. He had only one arm.
   He flew crazy acrobatic stunts.
2. He was the first man in orbit.

Bob Hoover was an insanely talented pilot renowned for his aerial acrobatics. Not only did he serve in the military, but he was an air show pilot, too.

1. 44
   58
2. 62

Olds was, well, old by typical fighter pilot standards in Vietnam. He was 44 years of age when he took to the skies over Southeast Asia, claiming numerous air victories against much younger enemy pilots.

1. 3
   9
2. 43

Glenn had to refuel his jet three times during his supersonic transcontinental flight. In order to refuel safely, though, he had to drop his speed to around 300 mph.

1. to taunt the U.S. president
   He was superstitious.
2. to lure South Vietnamese ladies

Olds, like many pilots, was superstitious about every risky mission. His "bulletproof mustache" was meant to provide protective powers of a sort each time he took to the skies over Vietnam.

1. Gulf War
   Vietnam War
2. WWII

Katya Budanova was a female Soviet pilot who gained fame for her deadliness in WWII. She shot down 11 enemy planes, making her just one of two female fighter aces of the conflict.

1. never
   14 times
2. just once

The "Black Devil" crash landed 14 times during his legendary WWII career. But he was never shot by his enemies -- most of the time, his plane was damaged by parts he blasted from the enemy aircraft he destroyed.

1. Armstrong blacked out.
   He intentionally crashed it to prove a point.
2. The craft malfunctioned.

During a test flight of the LLTV, the craft abruptly malfunctioned at an altitude of only 100 feet, forcing Armstrong to eject. He barely escaped with his life but called the event an important learning experience.

1. Project Bullet
   Lightning Flight
2. Silver Streak

In 1957's Project Bullet, Glenn strapped himself into Vought F8U and screamed to supersonic speeds. He averaged more than 725 mph during his record-breaking flight.

1. The wings fell off.
   He lost consciousness.
2. The plane spun out of control.

Yeager was at 80,000 feet and blasting along at more than Mach 2 when he lost control of the plane, spinning all over the place. For tens of thousands of feet, he plummeted toward the Earth … but he finally regained control in time to land the plane and save his life.

1. fall off of the moon
   vomit on the moon
2. pee on the moon

Aldrin was the second man on the moon, but he did achieve a famous first -- he was the first to urinate on the moon. Of course, he did so within the safe confines of his specially-designed space suit.

1. 12
   97
2. 1

Lydia Litvyak was a serious, quiet woman with excellent piloting skills during WWII. She shot down 12 Nazis by herself and teamed up to shoot down four more. She was shot down and killed at just age 21.

1. 81
   61
2. 352

Erich Hartmann, the "Black Devil," is the most successful military pilot in all of history. He claimed a jaw-dropping 352 Allied planes during his reign of terror in WWII.