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The pilots who paved the (run)way (11 Photos)
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What does it really mean to be the first? Not just first place in an event or first in line at the DMV – both of which should be highly celebrated – but the first to do something that sets the stage for everyone that comes after you.
In 1938, Europe was teetering on the edge of another war, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that he would expand the civilian pilot training program in the U.S. Remember, this was a time when racial segregation remained the rule in the armed forces and was prevalent throughout much of the country.
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