The Challenger Aero Club of Chicago IL was the 1st Black Aero Club was inspired by the legacy of Bessie Coleman. Part 2 of this episode covers the group's other notable members: Grover C. Nash, Chauncy Spencer, Dale White, Lewis Jackson.

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The Challenger Aero Club of Chicago IL was the 1st Black Aero Club was inspired by the legacy of Bessie Coleman. Part 1 of this episode covers the group's foundation and leaders: Cornelius Coffey, Joe Robinson, Janet Bragg & Willa Brown.

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John William Greene Jr. was an instrumental figure in black aviation in the Washington D.C. area. He was a flight instructor and founding member of the Cloud Club. This black aero club owned and operated its own commercial airport, a 1st for black aviators.

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Dorothy Layne McIntyre was a valiant individual who would become the 1st Black Aviatrix (perhaps the 1st woman at all) to earn a civilian’s pilot license under Civil Aeronautics Authority (now FAA) in 1940.

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Oscar Wayman Holmes. Holmes broke three color barriers, becoming the 1st Black air traffic controller in 1941 and a year later becoming the 1st commissioned Black officer in the U.S. Navy and the 1st Black Navy pilot. Holmes never set out to break down racial barriers – he just wanted to be a pilot.

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Edward Albertis Gibbs was a prominent figure in Black aviation history. He was a civil flight instructor for those who would become Tuskegee Airmen. Edward also was the founder & 1st president of the Negro Airmen International (N.A.I.) organization.

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Dr. Albert E. Forsythe was a New Jersey physician and a pioneer in black aviation in the 1930s. He is famous for his three goodwill flights which include flying across the United States and to the Caribbean.

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Willie “Suicide” Jones was a professional parachute jumper and wing walker from the 1920s through the 1950s. He held the world record for a delayed parachute jump in 1939. Have an #uplifting day and #stayup #blackhistory #blackinaviation

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