(Born 6 September 1903, Newport, Arkansas, US)
Firm,
determined, resilient, self-taught aviator after admission rejections from
flying schools because he is African America, founder of Chicago’s Coffee
aeronautical school (1938) which soon becomes part of the country’s civilian pilot
training programme and trains many African American pilots and technicians who
later pursue careers in both civil
aviation and the military, continues flying well into his 80s
Twitter@HerbertEkweEkwe
Twitter@HerbertEkweEkwe
