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An original photograph measuring approximately 3 x 2 5/8 inchesattributed to be at the Harlem airport in Oak Lawn, IL adjacent to Chicago , the former home of the Cornelius Coffey in the Coffey and Jackson Flying School in Chicago.In the late 1930s, Mr. Coffey established the Coffey School of Aeronautics, at the former Harlem Airport at 87th Street and Harlem Avenue. From 1938 to 1945, upward of 1,000 students went through the school, including many of the Tuskegee Airmen, blacks who flew combat missions over Europe during World War II.See more about Lewis A. Jackson and Cornelius Coffey below.The Harlem Airport was located in the Chicago adjacent town of Oak Lawn, IL, southwest of Midway Airport. The date of construction of Harlem Airport has not been determined. The earliest reference to the field which has been located was in The Airport Directory Company's 1933 Airports Directory (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). It described Harlem as a commercial airport, measuring 140 acres in size. The field was said to have 4 sod runways, with the longest being the 2,000' east/west strip. Hangars & buildings were said to be located on the southwest side of the field. Harlem Airport was evidently closed (for reasons unknown) at some point between 1954-56. Source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Illinois, Southern Chicago area. by Paul FreemanThanks for looking.Lewis A. JacksonDate:Sun, 1912-12-29Lewis A. Jackson was born on this date in 1912. He was an African American aviator, innovator, educator, and administrator.He was born in Angola, IN, and while still in grade school, he made model airplanes and read about crosswind landings in encyclopedias. At the age of 15, he had his first ride in an OX5 Swallow. Two years later, he designed and flew his own hang glider-biplane and monoplane, purchased a partially completed Alco Sport Monoplane, and installed a motorcycle engine on it. In 1930, Jackson began formal flight instruction and by 1932, with five different pilots providing instruction, Jackson soloed in his own Waco 10 airplane.From 1932 to 1937, he barnstormed throughout Indiana and Ohio, earning money as he acquired a Transport Pilot's License. In 1939, he was re-rated to a Commercial License with Instructor Rating. That same year, he earned a B.S. degree in Education at Indiana Wesleyan University. He taught in the public schools. But his real love was flying, and in 1940, he joined Cornelius Coffey in the Coffey and Jackson Flying School in Chicago, and completed advanced acrobatic training at Chicago School of Aeronautics.In October of this same year, he went to Tuskegee where, he was appointed Director of Training at the Army Air Corps 66th Flight Training Detachment, which prepared pilots who would eventually fly in the 99th Pursuit Squadron. As director, Jackson guided the school to high standards of performance and on three different occasions, his students ranked first when compared to the other 22 schools in the Southeast Army Air Corps Training Command. After the war Jackson moved to Ohio, became an FAA Flight Examiner, and tested over 400 pilots for flight certification from 1947-1960.He developed an aircraft computer called a NAV-KIT which was used by many pilots in obtaining their licenses. His other activities and successes included a multi-engine rating and appointment to the Citizens Advisory Committee, FAA, President of Experimental Aircraft Association. In 1948, Jackson received his Master's Degree from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and 1950, a Ph.D. in Higher Education from Ohio State University. The title of his dissertation was ??A Study of Aviation Courses and Facilities in Higher Education in the United States with Predictions and Future Trends. ? He spent a year as associate professor of Aviation at Ohio State University and wrote an unpublished book titled, "The New Fundamentals of Flight."Jackson's life was also dedicated to education as well as avitiation. He began teaching in 1936 in a one-roo.
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