FIRST Black General in U.S Air Force

• Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr.(1912–2002) became the first black Air Force general on October 27. 

• He also became the first black Air Force officer to complete a solo flight in 1941 and the first black man to command an airbase.

                                                               

 Source: "Air Force." Black Firsts. Canton: Visible Ink, 2003. N. pag. Credo Reference. 31 July 2006. Web. 26 June 2013               <http://www.credoreference.com/entry/blackfirsts/air_force>.