African-American aviators

American doctor and NASA astronaut

American aviator (1892–1926)

Victor Jerome Glover Jr. is an American naval officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut of the 2013 class. A former F/A‑18 pilot and graduate of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, in 2020, he piloted the first operational flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. Glover served as a flight engineer on Expedition 64 and became the first Black American astronaut to live aboard the ISS. In April 2026, Glover piloted the Artemis II mission, during which he became the first person of color to travel to the vicinity of the Moon, and one of the four humans who have travelled the farthest from Earth.

American engineer and NASA astronaut

American engineer and NASA astronaut

American astronaut

American astronaut (born 1942)

American musician (1923–2005)

African-American military pilots during World War II

American astronaut (1935–1967)

first African-American military pilot

African American astronaut

American pilot and aviation educator (1906-1992)

United States Navy officer (1926–1950)

American aviator and activist

United States general (1943-2018)

American aviator (1907-1993)

American fighter pilot

American aviator (1900-1933)

American aviation pioneer (1897–1983)

United States Marine Corps pilot

American aviator (1907–1996)