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Jesse Leroy Brown: First African American Navy Fighter Pilot

UCF College of Arts & Humanities
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2008 documentary produced by UCF students about Jesse L. Brown, the first African American fighter pilot. The film is now part of the Library of Congress collection. Jesse LeRoy Brown (13 October 1926 – 4 December 1950) was a United States Navy officer. He was the first African-American aviator in the U.S. Navy, a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the first African-American naval officer killed in the Korean War. ...more
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Jesse Leroy Brown: First African American Navy Fighter Pilot
5.8KLikes
303,997Views
2016Jun 21
2008 documentary produced by UCF students about Jesse L. Brown, the first African American fighter pilot. The film is now part of the Library of Congress collection. Jesse LeRoy Brown (13 October 1926 – 4 December 1950) was a United States Navy officer. He was the first African-American aviator in the U.S. Navy, a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the first African-American naval officer killed in the Korean War.

UCF College of Arts & Humanities

1.88K subscribers