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The Flying Hobos

Published 2022-10-25 From Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 3 authors
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Abstract

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Special Performance of The Flying Hobos The Flying Hobos is an interactive living history play that demonstrates the life and accomplishments of the first African Americans to fly across the United States. In 1932, James Herman Banning and co-pilot, Thomas C. Allen, became the first Black pilots to fly coast-to-coast from Los Angeles, California to Long Island, New York.

Authors

  • Jaggar, Louisa Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Mambo, Kevin Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Smith, Pat Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Citation: Jaggar, Louisa, Mambo, Kevin, Smith, Pat (2022). The Flying Hobos. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons ID oai:commons.erau.edu:ntas-1529. https://commons.erau.edu/ntas/2022/day-2/1 ↗