Black Aviators: Flying Free
Brief Synopsis
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The stories of the black men and women who defied odds to fly as 20th century aviation pioneers. Stories include: Eugene Bullard, who joined the French Air Service during World War I and was awarded the Croix de Guerre, France's highest honor; Bessie Coleman, who went to France to get her pilot's li
Cast & Crew
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Harold Dow
Narration
Roscoe Lee Browne
Interviewee
William Ellis
Interviewee
Betty Gubert
Interviewee
Von Hardesty
Interviewee
Philip S Hart
Interviewee
Film Details
Also Known As
Time Machine (03/03/01)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Production Company
CBS News
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
The stories of the black men and women who defied odds to fly as 20th century aviation pioneers. Stories include: Eugene Bullard, who joined the French Air Service during World War I and was awarded the Croix de Guerre, France's highest honor; Bessie Coleman, who went to France to get her pilot's license and returned to the U.S. to open a flight school for blacks; Willa Chappel, the first black woman to hold a commercial pilot's license, who helped train the Tuskegee Airmen; and Lieutenant General Frank Petersen, the first Marine Corps black aviator and its first black general, who flew combat missions during Korea and Vietnam.
Cast
Harold Dow
Narration
Roscoe Lee Browne
Interviewee
William Ellis
Interviewee
Betty Gubert
Interviewee
Von Hardesty
Interviewee
Philip S Hart
Interviewee
Frank Petersen
Interviewee
Crew
Nancy M Crumley
Senior Film Researcher
Hillary Dann
Senior Archivist (Cbs News Productions)
Neneh Diallo
Broadcast Associate
Rudy Green
Production Manager
Kent Harrington
Editor
Hal Lewis
Director Of Production (Cbs News Productions)
Charrisse Lyons
Publicist (History Channel)
Andrew Rothstein
Producer
Tom Seligson
Executive Producer
Yvonne Shaw
Unit Manager
David Siegel
Associate Producer
Frank Spain
Manager Of Rights And Clearance (Cbs News Productions)
Max Surla
Music
Susan Werbe
Executive Producer (History Channel)
Jason Zegel
Assistant Manager Of Rights And Clearances
Film Details
Also Known As
Time Machine (03/03/01)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Production Company
CBS News
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
