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Top 5: The Most Iconic Aviation Photographs Of All Time
A small selection of five important images.
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I don't think I’d ever seen no. 4.
The 5 “Most Iconic” Aviation Photos
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I don't think I’d ever seen no. 4.
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I'll give you the Wright brothers and the Hindenburg, but I don't think the Concorde deserves to be in there. It made no lasting change to aviation and so, I would argue is not "iconic." We could also argue on the definition of "iconic." 
While the FA-18 is a stunning photo, I'd substitute Chuck Yeager and the X-1. Yeager and the X-1 changed aviation forever and led to the FA-18 photo. I'd also find a place for the Space Shuttle Challenger or Columbia disaster, though it could be argued the Shuttle was not true aviation. I think the Columbia in particular gave impetus to the private space venture industry we see nearly dominating human space flight today.
While the FA-18 is a stunning photo, I'd substitute Chuck Yeager and the X-1. Yeager and the X-1 changed aviation forever and led to the FA-18 photo. I'd also find a place for the Space Shuttle Challenger or Columbia disaster, though it could be argued the Shuttle was not true aviation. I think the Columbia in particular gave impetus to the private space venture industry we see nearly dominating human space flight today.
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USS Los Angeles Airship Lands On The USS Saratoga, January 1928
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Wilbur Wright Flies Around The Statue Of Liberty, 1909.
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Barbara Eden And Chuck Yeager During Yeager's Cameo Appearance On I Dream Of Jeannie, 1965.
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E. Lilian Todd, Self-Taught Inventor Considered To Be The First Woman In The World To Design And Build Her Own Aircraft, 1909.
I'll give you the Wright brothers and the Hindenburg, but I don't think the Concorde deserves to be in there. It made no lasting change to aviation and so, I would argue is not "iconic." We could also argue on the definition of "iconic."
While the FA-18 is a stunning photo, I'd substitute Chuck Yeager and the X-1. Yeager and the X-1 changed aviation forever and led to the FA-18 photo. I'd also find a place for the Space Shuttle Challenger or Columbia disaster, though it could be argued the Shuttle was not true aviation. I think the Columbia in particular gave impetus to the private space venture industry we see nearly dominating human space flight today.
Don't confuse Iconic photos with iconic aviation events. If we say events how can we not include Lindberg at Paris? But there are truly some iconic aviation photos that merely celebrate the wonder that is manned flight.
