A New Generation Of Tuskegee Aviators Takes To The Skies To Tackle Another National Challenge

A New Generation Of Tuskegee Aviators Takes To The Skies To Tackle Another National Challenge

A New Generation Of Tuskegee Aviators Takes To The Skies To Tackle Another National Challenge Tuskegee’s Kembriah Parker during a flight lesson – credit, Tuskegee University Having once trained the first Black military pilots for deployment in World War II, Tuskegee University is now training another Black generation for another national challenge. Hoping to address the nation’s pilot shortage, the aviation science program at Tuskegee University in Alabama is currently on track to graduate 50 young Americans as commercial and private pilots. One of those, Kembriah Parker, has just received a pilot’s license, and is excited to be carrying on the legacy of the famous Tuskegee Airmen. “There were Tuskegee women working but not flying,” Parker told NBC, “so it feels pretty good to be doing the flying.” Of the more than 900 Black cadets who were trained as military pilots, 335 were deployed mostly to North Africa and Italy. They flew dozens of missions, and many of the pilots lost their lives in…