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In 1931, Cornelius Coffey graduated as part of the inaugural all-Black class at the Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical School. Together with his wife Willa Brown, he established the Coffey School of Aeronautics to train Black pilots, including both men and women. #BlackHistoryMonth

In 1931, Cornelius Coffey graduated as part of the inaugural all-Black class at the Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical School. Together with his wife Willa Brown, he established the Coffey School of Aeronautics to train Black pilots, including both men and women. #BlackHistoryMonth