The permanent exhibit features animatronics of Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis telling the milestones of Black aviators.
The exhibit, 'Breaking Barriers," features animatronics of Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis recounting the stories and achievements of some of America's most decorated and recognized Black aviators and astronauts.
Davis was the first Black American who was promoted to brigadier general during World War II. He was instrumental in racially integrating the Air Force and flew combat missions during World War II and again in the Korean conflict. Davis was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum in 1996. The first Black American female to earn a pilot’s license within the United States and the first Black American officer in the Civil Air Patrol.
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