Black Wings

Learn about the black pioneers of aviation and space history in this well illustrated volume. See how aviators like Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to receive a pilot’s license, rewrote women’s place in flight. Learn extensively about the now famous Tuskegee Airmen who flew combat in two theaters during World War II. Their heroism and success record was a key factor in the racial integration of the U.S. military. Read about NASA astronauts Fred Gregory and Guy Bluford among others. Written by Von Hardesty.  Hardcover, 192 pages. 10.3" x 8.4" x .8"

Museum Provenance

Artifacts from the Tuskegee Airmen and other African American aviators is in the collections of our National Air and Space Museum.

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