Grover C. Nash
Grover Cleveland Nash (1911 – 1970) was the first black pilot to fly the mail for the US Postal Service. He was first issued a pilot's license in 1938 and was a member of the Challenger Air Pilot's Association in Chicago and a founding member of the National Airmen's Association of America.[1]
Grover Nash was issued a private pilot's license in 1939 by Harry Hopkins, the US Secretary of Commerce.[2]
Grover Nash of was one of many African-American aviators who lived and worked in the Chicago area where the was founded.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Fact Sheets : Grover C. Nash : Grover C. Nash". Hill.af.mil. Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Black Wings - National Air and Space Museum". Nasm.si.edu. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ US Air Force, Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah
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