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Willa Brown: America’s First Licensed Black Female Pilot
Willa Brown’s life was marked by many significant firsts for her and American history. The Black travel history-maker was an ...
Local admiration: Capt. David Harris made history as first Black commercial pilot
Born in Columbus in 1934, David Harris had many trials to pave his way through life. From the Civil Rights Movement to the sky, his name is in history.
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Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower
The new data indicate the pilot and her instructor read out two ... they were supposed to be when the aircraft collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 more than two weeks ago, killing all ...
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2/11/1958: First US African-American FA Takes Flight
DALLAS — Today, in 1958, Ruth Carol Taylor, the first African American Flight Attendant in the United States, performs her ...
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Black History Month: Corpus Christi Vietnam veteran breaks barriers as a helicopter pilot
Things were said that African Americans weren’t smart enough to be pilots, but we prevailed," said George Hamilton. The ...
Rahway hosts Career Day with the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals
The aviation-focused event to be held on Saturday, Feb. 22, is part of the city's Black History Month celebration.