1927

Corrigan, Douglas
Involved as mechanic on Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis when under construction.

Jan, 12 Doolittle, James Harold
Granted leave of absence from army to demo Curtiss P-1 pursuit plane to Chilean gov't. Falls from balcony during party, breaks his ankles. During recovery, demos plane by fastening his cast-enclosed feet to the pedals. Wins contract over competition.

May, 24 Doolittle, James Harold
Dayton, Ohio. First aviator to perform an "outside loop" (previously thought to be a fatal maneuver) at Wright Field. Flying a Curtiss fighter, executed dive from 10,000 ft., reached 280mph, bottomed out upside down, climbed and completed the loop.

1927
	Corrigan, Douglas	Involved as mechanic on Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis when under construction.
Jan, 12	Doolittle, James Harold	Granted leave of absence from army to demo Curtiss P-1 pursuit plane to Chilean gov't. Falls from balcony during party, breaks his ankles. During recovery, demos plane by fastening his cast-enclosed feet to the pedals. Wins contract over competition.
May, 24	Doolittle, James Harold	Dayton, Ohio. First aviator to perform an "outside loop" (previously thought to be a fatal maneuver) at Wright Field. Flying a Curtiss fighter, executed dive from 10,000 ft., reached 280mph, bottomed out upside down, climbed and completed the loop.