by McLeanPolly | Dec 6, 2015 | African American History, People
In 1969 black aviator Warren H. Wheeler, a native of Durham, North Carolina, established Wheeler Flying Service (Wheeler Airlines), the first African American owned and operated air service in the United States. He successfully headed Wheeler Airlines for over two...
by LoweTurkiya | Mar 26, 2012 | African American History, People
J. Herman Banning was an aviation pioneer. He was the first black male aviator to be granted a license by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the first black pilot to fly coast to coast across the United States. Banning was born in 1899 in Oklahoma, the son of Riley...
by WalkerMarcia | Mar 1, 2011 | African American History, People
Milton Crenchaw was a flight instructor and one of the original Tuskegee Airman. He was the first African American from Arkansas to receive training from the federal government to become a civilian licensed pilot. Milton Pitts Crenchaw was born on January 13, 1919, in...
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