Robinson, John Charles
1903-1954 · Contribution: 1934-1936
Transportation
Known as the 'Father of the Tuskegee Airmen' for planting the idea of an aviation program at Tuskegee Institute; commanded the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force against the 1935-36 Italian invasion
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1903-1954
- Active since
- 1934-1936
- Category
- Transportation
Impact on the world
Robinson helped seed the Tuskegee aviation program and carried the fight against fascism to Ethiopia years before the U.S. entered World War II.
Sources
- University of Nebraska Press
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