The Jefferson City civil pilots : from Lincoln University to Tuskegee Airmen /

The Jefferson City civil pilots : from Lincoln University to Tuskegee Airmen /

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Author / Creator:	Brooks, Michelle, author.
Imprint:	Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, [2024] ©2024
Description:	158 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Mo.) -- History. United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Airmen -- Biography. African American air pilots -- Missouri -- Biography. African American air pilots -- Missouri -- History. African American soldiers -- Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13509415

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ISBN:	1467154490 9781467154499
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (143-154) and index.
Summary:	"Aviation captivated young men before World War II, regardless of their skin color. But few Black enthusiasts had access, means or opportunity until the Civil Pilot Training program. Lincoln University of Missouri and the old Jefferson Airfield offered the only program west of the Mississippi River exclusively for Black pilots. Fulfilling the dream of the school's founders, many successful Lincolnites joined the Tuskegee Airmen, the first U.S. military aviation units. Wendell Pruitt's aerial acrobatics were legendary, and Wilbur Long was one of twenty-two to survive Nazi POW camps. Clovis Bordeaux went on to be one of the first Black rocket scientists, and Charles Anderson became a pioneer in satellite meteorology. Michelle Brooks explores Lincoln's men and moments in their pursuit of Double Victory"--Summary from back cover.

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