• Olive flight suit with fur collar and white scarf on mannequin, leather helmet and goggles set to the side.
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    Exhibition display featuring the flight suit, scarf, helmet, and goggles worn by Chauncey Spencer during his 1939 open-cockpit flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C., to promote racial equality in aviation.
Created by
Eric Long
Date Created
11/09/2010
Source
Smithsonian Institution
Keywords
African Americans; Aviation; Aviators; Equipment; Exploration; Flight Gear; People; Private; Uniforms
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