Question

How many flying licenses were issued in the United States in 1912?

Answer 1

Answer:

Emory Malick was the first African American to earn a pilot’s license in the United States (1912). Mr. Malick was born in Seven Points, PA, was an aviation pioneer and attended Curtiss Aviation School in San Diego, CA. In 1911, Mr. Malick became the first aviator to fly over central Pennsylvania, flying his homemade "aeroplane" over both Northumberland and Snyder Counties. On March 20, 1912, at the age of 30, Emory Conrad Malick became the first black pilot to earn an international pilot's license. In 1927, the first year that federal aviation licenses were issued, Mr. Malick became the first African American pilot to earn a Federal Transport License, #1716, as well as a Federal Mechanics License, #924.