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Coffey School of Aeronautics
Coffey School CPTP class.
Coleman with a Financial Backer
Bessie Coleman with one of her financial backers. Such patrons were often essential to a barnstormer’s career.
Constructing the World Cruisers
Women made up part of the work force at Douglas.
Cornelius Coffey
Cornelius R. Coffey established his own flight training school, the Coffey School of Aeronautics, in Chicago.
Cornelius Coffey and His Aircraft
The CPTP offered blacks flight training.
Daniel James Jr.
Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. with his McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom during the Vietnam War.
David E. Harris
Capt. David E. Harris was the first black pilot with American Airlines.
Doolittle and the Army Air Service’s Engineering Division
Doolittle became a test pilot for the army in 1924.
Doolittle stands with the winner of the Pulitzer Race, Lt. Cyrus Bettis.
Jimmy Doolittle and Cyrus Bettis were the world's fastest men in 1925.
Earhart and George Palmer Putnam
Amelia Earhart reluctantly married her public relations manager George Putnam in 1931.
