Bill Wilkerson was one of the first black pilots in the country. He flew 15 years for Piedmont Airlines, which became a part of US Airways in 1989. He was the second black person to earn the rank of captain with the company. At age 16, Bill took his first flying lesson at Knoxville’s Powell […]

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