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First Black woman pilot for the U.S. Air Force retires with final flight to New Jersey
She reached heights never seen before as the first Black woman pilot in the history of the United States Air Force, commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1981 Clairborne was also the first Black ...
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I was the first Black female pilot in the US Air Force, and captained a commercial jet for 30 years. Some people still questioned if I was qualified to fly.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Captain Theresa Claiborne, the first Black female pilot in the US Air Force and a captain at United. The following was edited for length and ...
Tuskegee Airmen honored at commemoration day
The first African Military aviators in the Air Force were honored with a wreath-laying ceremony at the annual Tuskegee Airmen ...
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One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen remembers struggle for recognition amid Trump's DEI purge
With members of a trailblazing Black ... pilot in Korean airspace during the Korean War, and a decorated one after 126 missions. He was one of four Tuskegee Airmen who won the first U.S. Air ...
Florida celebrates first official Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day
The inaugural Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day is Thursday night from 7 until 9 in the Ballroom of Westgate Lakes Resort and ...