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Friday Open Thread: More African-Americans in Aviation

February 16, 2018 by pragobots 244 Comments

Frank Emmanuel Petersen Jr. (USMC) (March 2, 1932 – August 25, 2015) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general. He was the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and the first African-American Marine Corps general. … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: More African-Americans in Aviation

Thursday Open Thread: More African-Americans in Aviation

February 15, 2018 by pragobots 268 Comments

Jesse LeRoy Brown (October 13, 1926 – December 4, 1950) was a United States Navy officer. He was the first African-American aviator in the U.S. Navy, a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the first African-American naval officer killed in the Korean War. Brown was born on October 13, 1926 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He was one of six children born to Julia … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: More African-Americans in Aviation

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Wednesday Open Thread: More African-Americans in Aviation

February 14, 2018 by pragobots 260 Comments

Ida Van Smith (1917 – May 13, 2003) was an African-American pilot and flight instructor born in 1917 in Lumberton, North Carolina and died in that very town on May 13, 2003. Smith was the youngest of three children and grew up in a loving and sheltered environment. Her mother was African-American and her father was of mixed ethnicity. Her family was very religious and … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: More African-Americans in Aviation

Tuesday Open Thread: More African-Americans in Aviation

February 13, 2018 by pragobots 246 Comments

Lee Andrew Archer, Jr. (September 6, 1919 – January 27, 2010) was an African-American fighter pilot in the 332nd Fighter Group, commonly known as the Tuskegee Airmen, during World War II. He was one of the first African-American military aviators in the United States Army Air Corps, the United States Army Air Forces and later the United States Air Force, eventually earning the … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: More African-Americans in Aviation

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