Historical clue formulations

• Flier trier? — 2020-12-27
• Former job of each member of the Mercury Seven — 2015-02-13
• Boeing employee — 2007-02-09
• Banking assessor, perhaps — 2005-12-30
• Aviator in search of bugs — 2005-11-08
• First person to fly a plane — 2003-10-20
• Airborne faultfinder — 1999-07-11