James Herman Banning, a talented barnstormer, and Thomas Allen, his mechanic, made the first trans-continental flight by black aviators in 1932 with a flying time of 41 hours, 27 minutes.
ID#:
SI 83-99
Credit:
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM 83-99).
Source:
National Air and Space Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
