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Name: Black Aviators Tour
Start: 2026-02-07T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-07T11:45:00-05:00

In a large, hangar-like museum gallery space with historical aircraft suspended from the ceiling and sitting on the floor, about seven people stand in a semi-circle around one man who is speaking. The nearest aircraft is a green biplane with a star painted on the top.

Black Aviators Tour

Saturday, February 7, 2026
11:00 am - 11:45 am

Ticket Price: Free
Age: 8 & Up

Event Category: Black History, Black History Month, Tours, Youth Free

College Park Aviation Museum

301-864-6029 collegeparkaviation@pgparks.com 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Drive
College Park, MD

Add to Calendar Saturday, February 7, 2026 11:00 am 02/07/2026 11:45 am America/New_York Black Aviators Tour This tour highlights just some of history's African American Aviators, from the legendary Eugene Bullard to local aviator Gus McLeod, and their impacts on aviation.

This tour highlights just some of history’s African American Aviators, from the legendary Eugene Bullard to local aviator Gus McLeod, and their impacts on aviation. We will also dig deeper into the story of nearby Columbia Air Center, which was the first licensed airfield owned and operated by black aviators in the country.