Hubert Fauntleroy Julian "The Black Eagle" in Finland - 1940.
Was a Trinidad-born African-American aviation pioneer.
During the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935, Julian flew to Ethiopia to aid in the defense of Selassie's government.
He was put in command of the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force, which at the time consisted of 3 planes.
Upon his return to the United States, he was temporarily detained at Ellis Island, over the question of his nationality — British or Ethiopian.
Julian also invented some safety devices used in airplanes.
After the United States entered World War II, Julian volunteered to train for combat with the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the famous Tuskegee Airmen. He was remembered as a colorful character who wore a non-regulation Colonel's uniform, despite not holding that rank in the United States Army Air Forces, and was discharged before graduation.
From the 1920s through the 1940s, Julian lived in Harlem and continued receiving press as a local celebrity.
Julian volunteered to fight for Finland in the Finnish-Russian Winter War in 1939 and 1940.
He arrived in Finland, but ended up leaving Finland soon without participating in any military activities.
Fonte: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/j...fauntleroy-1897-1983