The First Black Fighter Pilot

It's hard not to think of him as the Greatest Pilot ever:

To the surprise of many white Americans who were already flying, Bullard was accepted, becoming one of only two recorded Black flyboys in the entire war. Photos from Bullard’s time as a “knight of the air” show a rakish young fighter pilot. He had a pet monkey named Jimmy and painted a defiant slogan on the side of his plane: “Tout le Sang Qui Coule Est Rouge” — or “All Blood Runs Red.”
 
You know what you call a black dude that flies a plane?























































































A pilot.
 
I think it's a cool story. But I've read or heard it before... somewhere.
 
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