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Blue skies, black wings : African American pioneers of aviation / Samuel L. Broadnax ; foreword by Alan M. Osur

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Author:
Broadnax, Samuel L  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 180 pages, [9] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Type:
Biography
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2007
Notes:
NASM copy 39088013320270 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, S. Dillon Ripley Endowment, From his friends, 1993.
NASMAIN copy 39088013320270 has bookplate: Smithsonian Libraries Adopt-a-Book program. Adopted by Maurice Givens on November 10, 2019.
Contents:
Foreword / Alan M. Osur -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. The early days -- 2. Breaking the barrier -- 3. Training begins -- 4. The selection process -- 5. Learning to fly -- 6. Making changes -- 7. Fighter training -- 8. Changing cockpits -- 9. Combat -- 10. Bomber pilots -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary:
Chronicles the history of African-Americans in aviation, from Charles Wesley Peters who flew his own plane in 1911 to the 1945 Freeman Field mutiny against segregationist policies in the Air Corps.
Topic:
African American air pilots  Search this
Air pilots  Search this
Aeronautics--History  Search this
African Americans--History  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_812870