Coffey School of Aeronautics
The Coffey School of Aeronautics was a flight school at Harlem Airport in Oak Lawn, Illinois, founded by Cornelius Coffey and Willa Brown. It was the first flight school owned and operated by African-Americans in the United States. The school opened in 1940 and closed after World War II.[1] While it was open, it trained African-American pilots as part of the Civilian Pilot Training Program; many of these pilots went on to join the Tuskegee Airmen.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Willa Beatrice Brown" (PDF). Tuskegee Airmen Inc. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Heise, Kenan. "CORNELIUS COFFEY, EARLY BLACK AVIATOR". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
Coordinates: 41°43′49″N 87°47′54″W / 41.73028°N 87.79833°W
Categories:
- Aviation schools in the United States
- Oak Lawn, Illinois
- African American stubs
- Aviation stubs