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| World's First Black Pilot, His Grandmother Was From Bornu, Nigeria by raayah(f): 7:53pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
[size=13pt]Ahmet Ali Çelikten(born İzmirli Alioğlu Ahmed; 1883–1969), also known as Arap Ahmet Ali[ or İzmirli Ahmet Ali, was an Ottoman aviator who may have been the first black pilot in aviation history[4] and was one of the few black pilots in World War I, like Eugene Jacques Bullard. His grandmother came from Bornu (Nigeria) to the Ottoman Empire as a slave. Ahmet born in 1883 in İzmir, in the Aidin Vilayet of the Ottoman Empireto his mother Zenciye Emine Hanım and father Ali Bey, of African Turkish descent.He aimed to become a naval sailor and entered the Naval Technical School named Haddehâne Mektebi (literally "School of the Blooming Mill"  in 1904.In 1908, he graduated from school as a First Lieutenant (Mülâzım-ı evvel).And then he went to aviation courses in the Naval Flight School (Deniz Tayyare Mektebi) that was formed on 25 June 1914 at Yeşilköy.He was then a member of the Ottoman Air Force.During World War I, he married Hatice Hanım (1897–1991) who was an immigrant from Preveza.He became first black military pilot in aviation history when he started serving in November 1916. On 18 December 1917, Captain (Yüzbaşı) Ahmed Ali was sent to Berlin to complete aviation courses. He died in 1969.[/size] cc: lalasticlala
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| Re: World's First Black Pilot, His Grandmother Was From Bornu, Nigeria by helpinghands(m): 7:54pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Nice one |
| Re: World's First Black Pilot, His Grandmother Was From Bornu, Nigeria by toxiflam: 7:58pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Can any good thing come out of Bornu? This is one,sadly, dat same Bornu is a haven for terrorist now. |
| Re: World's First Black Pilot, His Grandmother Was From Bornu, Nigeria by shaiba(f): 7:59pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Waooo. Awesome |
| Re: World's First Black Pilot, His Grandmother Was From Bornu, Nigeria by ekim004(m): 8:02pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
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| Re: World's First Black Pilot, His Grandmother Was From Bornu, Nigeria by odinese(m): 8:03pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
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| Re: World's First Black Pilot, His Grandmother Was From Bornu, Nigeria by pillzthadrugz(m): 9:27pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Great man..... I love his jacket and those boots reminds me of jaja of opobo. |
| Re: World's First Black Pilot, His Grandmother Was From Bornu, Nigeria by Viktor1983(m): 10:45pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Cool story.... |
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