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
More African-Americans in Aviation
Thursday Open Thread: More African-Americans in Aviation
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
Wednesday Open Thread: More African-Americans in Aviation
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
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