• Olive flight suit with wool collar, satin scarf, and leather helmet styled on mannequin, against black background.
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    Flight suit, scarf, and helmet worn by Chauncey Spencer during his 1939 open-cockpit flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C., to promote racial equality in aviation.
Created by
Mark Avino
Date Created
03/15/2023
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
African Americans; Aviation; Aviators; Equipment; Exploration; Flight Gear; People; Private; Uniforms
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