Azellia White (June 3, 1913 – September 15, 2019) was an American aviator who was one of the first African-American women to earn a pilot's license in Texas.
[1] She is recognized as a trailblazer, overcoming widespread perceptions at the time, "that neither women nor African Americans were qualified to fly airplanes.
"[2] She and her husband ran the Sky Ranch Flying Service, an airport and flight school for African-American aviators.
[5] Together with Tuskegee Airmen Ben Stevenson and Elton "Ray" Thomas, they founded the Sky Ranch Flying Service in 1946.
[7] In April 2018 White was inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame (housed in Lone Star Flight Museum).