ISBN10: 0275991954, ISBN13: 9780275991951, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Westport] Hardcover Hardcover. At the age of 17, Samuel L. Broadnaxenamored with flyingenlisted and trained as a pilot at the Tuskegee Army Air Base. Although he left the Air Corps at the end of the Second World War, his experiences inspired him to talk with other pilots and black pioneers of aviation. Blue Skies, Black Wings recounts the history of African Americans in the skies from the very beginnings of manned flight.From Charles Wesley Peters, who flew his own plane in 1911, and Eugene Bullard, a black American ace with the French in World War I, to the 1945 Freeman Field mutiny against segregationist policies in the Air Corps, Broadnax paints a vivid picture of the people who fought oppression to make the skies their own. At the age of 17, Samuel L Broadnax was enlisted as a pilot at the Tuskegee Army Air Base. Although he left the Air Corps at the end of the WWII, his experiences inspired him to talk with other pilots and black pioneers of aviation. This book presents an account of the history of African Americans in the skies from the beginnings of manned flight. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
[Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]