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Eugene Bullard, American pilot (died 1961)

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Eugene Bullard

First Black French and American military pilot (1895–1961)

Eugene Jacques Bullard was one of the first African-American military pilots, although Bullard flew for France, not the United States. Bullard was one of the few black combat pilots during World War I, along with William Robinson Clarke, a Jamaican who flew for the Royal Flying…
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October 9

Day of the year

October 9 is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 83 days remain until the end of the year.
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