Aviator Willa Brown is born in Glasgow, Kentucky.
At a Glance
- Date
- 21 January 1906
- Location
- Glasgow, Kentucky
- Key people
- Willa Brown
- Category
- Military
- Source
- Civil Air Patrol records; biographical accounts · National Air and Space Museum
What It Meant Then
She became the first Black woman to earn a U.S. commercial pilot's license and helped train Tuskegee Airmen candidates.
What It Means Now
Brown is honored as a pioneer of Black aviation.
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