Lynchburg, Virginia

Inducted in 1983, Chauncey E. Spencer learned to fly in 1938 and three years later made a pioneering flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C., that changed the lives of millions of minorities in this nation. The flight led to the formation of the Tuskegee Airmen and the peaceful integration of the U.S. Air Force in 1947. His role as a pioneer black aviator has been recognized by the Air Force and by the National Air and Space Museum.