• A black and white photo of men and women Black members of the Chicago Challenger Air Pilots' Club. Super imposed over the image are pictures of planes.
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    For years the Chicago Challenger Air Pilots’ Club celebrated Bessie’s life and death with a memorial flyover of her grave. Founder Cornelius Coffey went on to manage a Civilian Pilot Training Program, prior to World War II.

  • A black and white photo of men and women Black members of the Chicago Challenger Air Pilots' Club. Super imposed over the image are pictures of planes.

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