While most associate the Tuskegee Airmen, the Black aviators of World War II, with fighter pilots, leaders in the Black community believed post-war... more >
The Museum of Flight Blog
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The Life of Eugene Bullard
October 6, 2022
If Hollywood is searching for the subject of the next hit miniseries, the first black American fighter pilot Eugene Bullard should definitely make the... more >
Every Body in Flight
November 15, 2021
As you enter the Stranger Than Fiction exhibit, you will encounter something truly strange and unique to the Museum—the projection of a life-size,... more >
Bessie Coleman: Daredevil, Pioneer, Advocate
February 11, 2021
Bessie Coleman was born in Atlanta Texas, right near the border with Louisiana and Arkansas, in 1892. Her mother was African American and her father was... more >