Father of the Tuskegee Airmen, John C. RobinsonAcross black America during the Golden Age of Aviation, John C. Robinson was widely acclaimed as the long awaited black Lindbergh. Robinsons fame, which rivaled that of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens, came primarily from his wartime role as the commander of the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force after Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935. As the only African American who served during the wars entirety, the Mississippi born Robinson garnered widespread recognition,