Zolio Garcia was a Dominican aviator who designed and flew the first Dominican airplane.  An engineer by training, Garcia designed his "Polyplane" which he flew in 1912.  Although the model proved to be cumbersome, never the less it did fly, at least once. 

The Polyplane got its name from its numerous wings. 

The first Hispanic to fly across the Atlantic, from the Americas to Europe was a Cuban, Antonio Menéndez Peláez. In 1936 he flew a Lockheed Sirius from Havana to Sevilla, Spain over a period of several days and segments.  The actual crossing of the Atlantic took place from Brazil to Gambia, Africa. 

Crossing of the Atlantic took Antonio Menéndez Peláez almost 30 hours.

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez is an astronaut from Cuba who is the first Hispanic and the first person of African heritage to go into space.  He did so aboard Soyuz 38, and logged more than 7 days in orbit. 

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez is a national hero in Cuba. 

Julian Marryshow was from Grenada and joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1941.  He served throughout the war, flying both Spitfires and Hurricanes.  He saw action in both Dieppe raid and th3e invasion of Normandy.  

Marryshow (Right) with his squadron mates by a Hawker Hurricane. 

Alex Pasquet was a fighter pilot that served in the Haitian Air Force. Trained at the Tuskegee institute, Pasquet earned his wings and during the Second World War patrolled the Caribbean defending against Axis submarines, with several of his countrymen. 

After the war, Pasquet was killed in the 1957 Haitian Civil War.