In a gripping story of war and courage, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the U.S. #Navy’s first #black pilot, died when his plane’s fuel line took a bullet. It was December 4, 1950. His partner, a white pilot named #Thomas Hudner, crash-landed his own plane to try and save his wingman. His efforts were lost. Brown told […]

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