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A mannequin dressed in historical pilot gear, including goggles, a brown leather cap, a brown leather jacket, and a white silk scarf, posed in front of a dark green, two-man propeller plane in a large museum gallery. Three more historical aircraft are displayed in the gallery, some suspended from the ceiling.

Black Aviators Tour

Ticket Price: FREE with admission $5 adult; $4 senior; $2 student; FREE children under 2 and Field of Firsts members
Age: Ages 8 and up

Event Category: Special Event
Event Programs & Series: College Park Aviation Museum

This tour highlights just some of history’s African American Aviators, from the legendary Eugene Bullard to local aviator Gus McLeod, and their impacts on aviation. We will also dig deeper into the story of nearby Columbia Air Center, which was the first licensed airfield owned and operated by black aviators in the country. FREE with museum admission. No registration required.