Alfred Anderson
publication date: Friday, January 31, 2020 (part of Winter 2020)
category: Aviation
clue: He trained America's first black air force and proved to the first lady that people of color could fly.
explanation: Anderson, nicknamed Chief, was the chief flight instructor of the Tuskegee Airmen. He famously took Eleanor Roosevelt for a private flight at her insistence. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, and Erik Bates

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