I’m THIS close to adding an aviation category. 

Image: Postcard, 1904. Source: roger.laute on Flickr.

Kitten in Airplane by State Historical Society of North Dakota on Flickr. Photograph by Nancy Hendrickson, undated.

More about Nancy:

Nancy Christenson Hendrickson was born February 26, 1886, and was the 6th child of Swedish immigrants. She was the first to be born on the family homestead along the Heart River near Mandan. Nancy attended school classes during the winter, but learned mostly from the many magazines her family subscribed to. In the 1920s, responsibility for the homestead fell to Nancy as her mother fell ill. She worked as a seamstress and engaged in animal photography. Many of her photos won awards and were sold in newspapers and magazines.

Charles Lindbergh with a kitten, undated. Source: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives on Flickr.

Aviatrix Jean Batten being interviewed after her flight from England to Australia by State Library of Queensland, Australia on Flickr.

Location: Archerfield, Brisbane, Australia

Date: May 1934

Description: Miss Batten is pictured in the centre, holding her black kitten mascot. She is wearing her aviator helmet, goggles, overalls and jacket. Mrs W. E. Gardner standing on the left, is wearing an aviator helmet and goggles plus a full-length fur coat. Mrs H. B. Bonney, standing to the right, is wearing aviator helmet and goggles with a leather jacket and overalls. A gentleman from Radio 4BC stands behind Miss Batten holding a microphone. The QANTAS sign can be seen on the shed in the background.

kattenkaarten112 by roger.laute on Flickr.

One of my all-time favorites of anything. I’ve posted this before and will probably post it again someday. 

Cat Leaping, by Gjon Mili, 1943. Source: LIFE Photo Archive, hosted by Google.

“Paree the Flying Cat,” 1910. From Shorpy:

In 1910, on the first airplane flight across the English Channel to carry a passenger, American aviator John Moisant flew from Paris to London accompanied by both his mechanic and his cat, named either Mademoiselle Fifi or Paree, depending on which newspaper you believe.