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Willa B. Brown

(January 22, 1906 – July 18, 1992)

African-American/ Native American

co-founded the Cornelius Coffey School of Aeronautics, the first black-owned and operated private flight training academy in the U.S

“Willa Beatrice Brown, a 31-year-old Negro American, serves her
country  by  training pilots for the U.S. Army Air Forces. She is the
first Negro woman to receive a commission as a lieutenant in the U.S. Civil
Air Patrol.” [Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons]

 

– – – Websites – – –

Cochrane, D. and P. Ramirez.  “Women in Aviation And Space History: Willa B. Brown.” Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

Davis, E. “Willa B. Brown (1906-1992),” Blackpast.org.

Willa Beatrice Brown – Tuskegee Airmen Inc. -PDF

Willa Brown – Wikipedia

– – – Videos – – –

Willa Brown: An American Aviator – [Min: 1:10]

Willa Brown Chappell | Kentucky Life | KET – [Min: 6:49]

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