Marlin Green, the first African American Commercial Airline Pilot

February is black history month, and what a way to start the year than to celebrate black pioneers of aviation. Black people have been involved in aviation since the early 1900’s. While the numbers and representation are still remarkably low, credit goes to Captain Green, for being the man who fought racial discrimination in aviation.

Captain Green was an African American pilot and member of the United States Air Force where he flew the B-26 and SA-16 Albatross. He started his career as an aircraft mechanic in the…