Tuskegee airmen denied flying commercially after WWll. These courageous and talented pilots turn to riding motorcycles for that adrenaline rush and formed groups that rode all over the country.
*Not one of our finest hours. To be a commercial pilot then held high prestige and made a very good living. So many talented black men being held back.
Despite serving their country with distinction as pilots during World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen were denied the right to become commercial airline pilots for nearly 20 years after the end of the war.
Ken Rapier is president of the Chicago DODO Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Inc.
He said the chapter is named after the dodo bird — a bird of the island of Mauritius that lost its ability to fly — because, just like the dodo, the Airmen lost the ability to fly.
“After World War II, even though the Tuskegee Airmen were proven superior pilots, they were not given the ability to fly commercially,” Rapier said. “Airline pilots make good money. Certainly back in those days it was considered a glamour job.”
David Harris, who was hired by American Airlines in 1964, became the first African-American commercial pilot.
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