Aviators - Cromwell Dixon, Amelia Earhart visit, early airports

While Cromwell Dixon, the first person to fly over the Continental Divide, is well known in aviation circles, there are countless other Montanans who have contributed to aviation history.  From famous Montana WWI Flying Aces to Katherine Stinson, one of the first female air mail carriers, Montana's aviation history is rich in adventure and detail.

Sources at Lewis & Clark Library

1. Liffring, Bob. Tour Train Companion. Helena, Montana: Manx Publishing Co. 69. [Shelfmark M 978.66 L]
2. Paladin, Vivian, and Jean Baucus. Helena: An Illustrated History. Helena, Montana: Montana Historical Society Press, 1996. 162, 165, 141. [Shelfmark M 978.6615 P]
3. Kidston, Martin. "Lost Legacy." Helena Independent Record 7 October 2007, Section C: 1-2.
4. Kurtz, Leanne. "Up in the Sky." More From the Quarries of Last Chance Gulch. Helena, Montana: Helena Independent Record, 1995. 16-19. [Shelfmark M 917.6615 M]
5. Kennedy, Michael S. "O.C.Seltzer: Meticulous Master of Western Art." Montana: The Magazine of Western History. 10.3 (1960): 9.
6. Smith, Jeffery J. The Montana 2000 History Calendar. Missoula, Montana: Historic Montana, 1999. [Shelfmark M 978.6 SMITH]
7. Cunningham, Bill. Montana's Continental Divide. Helena, MT: Montana Magazine, 1986. 68-69. [Shelfmark M 917.865 C]
8. Lang, William L., and Rex C. Myers. Montana Our Land and Our People. Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Company, 1979. 133. [Shelfmark M 978.6 LANG]
9. Hoeffner, Marie. "Air Born: WWII Woman Pilot Realized Dream." Helena Independent Record 8 October 1994, Pages 1A, 8A.
10. Kidston, Martin. "Lindbergh Landed in Helena." Helena Independent Record 16 December 2003: Pages 1A, 10A.
11. Dennis Gordon. "Montana's Birdmen fo World War I," Montana: the Magazine of Western History, Summer 1979, Pages 28-41.
12. Del Phillips. "Cromwell Dixon: The World's Youngest Aviator." Montana: the Magazine of Western History, Autumn 2009, Pages 46-66.
13. Wiley, Frank W. Montana and the Sky: the Beginning of Aviation in the Land of the Shining Mountains. Helena, Montana: Montana Aeronautics Commission, 1966.
14. "Dixon and Lindbergh Started Aviation History." Helena Independent Record 12 July 1964, Page 10.
15. "Dixon to Fly Across Divide." Helena Independent 30 September 1911, Page 1.
16. "Boy Aviator Flies Over Rocky Mountain Divide." Helena Independent 3 October 1911, Page 1.

Sources at the Montana Historical Society Research Center

1. Vertical File: Cromwell Dixon.
2. Warren, Gordon. "A Daring Young Man and His Flying Machine." The Independent Record 25 July 1892, Section D:1.
3. "Dixon Flies Over Divide at Altitude of 7,000 Feet." The Montana Daily Record 30 September 1911, Page 1.
4. "Dixon Falls to His Death in a Flight at Spokane." The Montana Daily Record 3 October 1911, Page 1.
5. Vertical File: Aviation, Women.
6. Hoeffner, Marie. "Air Born: WWII Woman Pilot Realized Dream." Helena Independent Record 8 October 1994, Pages 1A, 8A.
7. Vertical File: Aviation.
8. Kidston, Martin. "Lindbergh Landed in Helena." Helena Independent Record 16 December 2003: Pages 1A, 10A.
9. Wiley, Frank W. Montana and the Sky: the Beginning of Aviation in the Land of the Shining Mountains. Helena, Montana: Montana Aeronautics Commission, 1966. [Shelfmark 629.13 W5].
10. Dennis Gordon. "Montana's Birdmen fo World War I," Montana: the Magazine of Western History, Summer 1979, Pages 28-41.
11. Del Phillips. "Cromwell Dixon: The World's Youngest Aviator." Montana: the Magazine of Western History, Autumn 2009, Pages 46-66.
12. "Dixon and Lindbergh Started Aviation History." Helena Independent Record 12 July 1964, Page 10.
13. "Dixon to Fly Across Divide." Helena Independent 30 September 1911, Page 1.
14. "Boy Aviator Flies Over Rocky Mountain Divide." Helena Independent 3 October 1911, Page 1.

Online Resources

1. Helena As She Was: Transportation
2. Hoeffner, Marie. "Air Born: WWII Woman Pilot Realized Dream." Helena Independent Record 8 October 1994, Pages 1A, 8A.
3. "Dixon and Lindbergh Started Aviation History." Helena Independent Record 12 July 1964, Page 10.
4. "Dixon to Fly Across Divide." Helena Independent 30 September 1911, Page 1.
5. Kidston, Martin. "Lindbergh Landed in Helena." Helena Independent Record 16 December 2003: Pages 1A, 10A.
6. "Boy Aviator Flies Over Rocky Mountain Divide." Helena Independent 3 October 1911, Page 1.