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On June 15, 1921, Coleman became the first black woman [10] and first Native American [19] to earn an aviation pilot's license and the first black person [10] and first self-identified Native American [19] to earn an international aviation license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. [10]
Willa Beatrice Brown (January 22, 1906 – July 18, 1992) was an American aviator, lobbyist, teacher, and civil rights activist. She was the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license in the United States, the first African American woman to run for the United States Congress, first African American officer in the Civil Air Patrol, and first woman in the U.S. to have both a pilot's ...
She became the first African-American female pilot in the U.S. Air Force after graduating from Laughlin Air Force Base on September 16, 1982 with the class 82-08. [ 8][ 5] Claiborne flew KC–135 Stratotankers for Strategic Air Command for seven years. [ 3][ 9] She left active duty in 1988. [ 9] She served as an instructor pilot on the KC-135E ...
In 1981, Theresa Claiborne sits outside of a T-38 aircraft as she was training to become the first Black female pilot in the Air Force.
During her years in the US Air Force, Caliborne became the first Black woman to serve as a command pilot and instructor for the KC-135, a mid-air refueling jet. New heights.
Vernice Armour. Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour (born 1973) is a former United States Marine Corps officer who was the first African-American female naval aviator in the Marine Corps and the America's first black female combat pilot. She flew the AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and eventually served two tours in support ...
Lt. Madeline Swegle is making history as she's set to become the first Black female fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy. The chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) announced the news on Twitter on ...
Shawna Kimbrell. Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell (born April 20, 1976; née Ng A Qui) is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force, and the first female African-American fighter pilot in the history of that service. She flew the F-16 Fighting Falcon during combat missions in Operation Northern Watch. She is stationed at Nellis Air Force Base ...