Saturday, October 13, 2018

First African-American Air Force F-22 Raptor Pilot Wants To Inspire Others

US Air Force Maj. Paul "Loco" Lopez, the first African-American pilot of the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team, preps for flight. USAF

CNN: Pioneer African-American Air Force F-22 Raptor pilot aims to inspire

Atlanta (CNN) — Paul Lopez treasures his childhood memories of American fighter jets roaring over his family's home in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

"I would see the F-14 Tomcats or the F-18 Hornets and I always wondered what it would be like to sit in that cockpit, flying in formation," says Lopez, the first African-American pilot of the Air Force F-22 Demonstration Team. "That's kind of where the passion started for me."

Maj. Paul Lopez II -- whose Air Force call sign is "Loco" -- flies the intimidating F-22 Raptor, the stealthy, formidable Air Force fighter jet designed for both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat.

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WNU Editor: I love these inspirational stories.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cnn will pull that story and erase that man's history and call him crazy and a token ne**o (just as they did to Kanye West 2 days ago) if he were to like Trump and what Trump does for the military.

Anonymous said...

BS story.

The 1st African-American this the 1st African-American that or swap out words African-American with a minority de jure.

The Democrats no longer have a lock on life. They do not run the south anymore, a 100% like they use to.

The only thing holding African-Americans back are Democrat run education in metropolitan areas.