Donnie Cochran Military person

Captain (Retired) Donnie L. Cochran was the first African-American aviator assigned to the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (Blue Angels) in 1986. Cochran later assumed command of the Blue Angels in 1994.

Personal facts

Donnie Cochran
Birth dateJuly 06, 1954
Birth place
Pelham Georgia

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
military branch
United States Navy
service start1976
service end2000

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External resources

  1. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960530/05300353.htm
  2. http://www.blueangels.navy.mil
  3. http://www.blueangels.org/Years/1996/Year1996.html
  4. http://www.raahistory.com/military/navy/cochran.htm