We are spotlighting five influential women in aviation who have been inducted into the WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame. According to ...

Bessie Coleman was one of the first women in America ... Her engine stalled, and the aircraft crashed. From a hospital bed she telegraphed friends and fans: “Tell them all that as soon as ...

Bessie Coleman Drive at O’Hare International Airport ... Coffey became the first Black man to hold two licenses — a pilot and an aircraft mechanic. The garage gave the friends the space ...

A red alert needs to be raised on American progress as a war is waged against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Diverse ...

“They were the people like Charles Lindbergh and Bessie Coleman who were breaking all ... maintaining and servicing four different types of aircraft that his squadrons served on, and he worked ...

Bessie Coleman aka “Queen Bess” was the first Black person to ... “If you were black you did not have the agility or the dexterity to operate something as complicated as an aircraft.” I suppose our ...

The museum also featured the inspiring stories of pioneers like Eugene Bullard, the first African American fighter pilot, and Bessie Coleman ... irrelevant. The aircraft or the helicopter doesn ...

Powell says the documentary and book projects allow her to 'join the ranks of those passionately bringing her legacy to a broader audience.' ...