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Willa Beatrice Brown (Willa Brown Chappell) 
Willa Beatrice Brown (Willa Brown Chappell)
KY, United States
Willa Brown (1906-1992)was an American aviator, lobbyist, teacher, and civil rights activist. The first African American woman to hold a commercial pilot's license in the United States she was the teacher of hundreds of future Tuskegee Airmen.
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LAST 12 MONTHS: 1
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LAST ACTIVE: NEVER
Willa Brown helped form the National Airmen's Association of America in 1939, whose main goal was to get black aviation cadets into the United States military. As the organization's national secretary and the president of the Chicago branch, Brown became an activist for racial equality. https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/111745/willa-brown-worked-to-incorporate-black-aviators-into-military/#:~:text=Waters%2C%20Willa%20Brown%20helped%20form,an%20activist%20for%20racial%20equality.
ACCOUNT: : In Memoriam :
KY, United States
Willa Brown (1906-1992)was an American aviator, lobbyist, teacher, and civil rights activist. The first African American woman to hold a commercial pilot's license in the United States she was the teacher of hundreds of future Tuskegee Airmen.
JOINED: 10 months ago
HONORS:
1
LAST 12 MONTHS: 1
AWARDED: 0
LAST ACTIVE: NEVER
Willa Brown helped form the National Airmen's Association of America in 1939, whose main goal was to get black aviation cadets into the United States military. As the organization's national secretary and the president of the Chicago branch, Brown became an activist for racial equality. https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/111745/willa-brown-worked-to-incorporate-black-aviators-into-military/#:~:text=Waters%2C%20Willa%20Brown%20helped%20form,an%20activist%20for%20racial%20equality.
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Honors Received
◄ Jo Leath ⊙3
[P7.2025.30] 27/07/2025
Honoured for her activism and actions that were directly responsible for the creation of the Tuskegee Airmen's squadron.
[P7.2025.30] 27/07/2025
Honoured for her activism and actions that were directly responsible for the creation of the Tuskegee Airmen's squadron.