John L. Whitehead Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn L. Whitehead Jr.
US Air Force officer, test pilot
Date of Birth: 14-May-1924
Place of Birth: Lawrenceville, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 06-Sep-1992
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About John L. Whitehead Jr.
- John Lyman Whitehead Jr.
- (14 May 1924 – 6 September 1992) was an American who served in World War II (as part of the Tuskegee Airmen), the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
- He was the first African American to graduate from the U.S.
- Air Force Test Pilot School, the first to become a jet pilot instructor, and the first to fly the Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber.
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