Eugene Jacques Bullard (October 9, 1895 – October 12, 1961), born Eugene James Bullard, was the first African-American military pilot. Bullard, who flew for France, was unquestionably one of the few black combat pilots during World War I, along with William Robinson Clarke, a Jamaican who flew for the Royal Flying Corps, Domenico Mondelli [it] from Italy and Ahmet Ali Çelikten of the Ottoman Empire.
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9 October 1894 Columbus, Georgia, United States
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12 October 1961 (aged 67) New York City, New York, United States
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Zodiac | Libra |
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