Angeli Sowani
William Robinson Clark., 2022
Acrylic on gesso board
20 x 20 cm
7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in
7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in
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BORN 1895 in Kinston, Jamaica. First black pilot to fly for Britain in WW1. On the outbreak of war in 1914, Clark aged 19 travelled to England at his own...
BORN 1895 in Kinston, Jamaica.
First black pilot to fly for Britain in WW1. On the outbreak of war in 1914, Clark aged 19 travelled to England at his own cost for ‘King & Country’
He joined the RAF (Royal Flying Corps) in 1915 working first as a mechanic, then as a driver. He began pilot training in 1916 and gained his ‘wings’ in 1917.. Died in 1981 and is buried in Jamaica
First black pilot to fly for Britain in WW1. On the outbreak of war in 1914, Clark aged 19 travelled to England at his own cost for ‘King & Country’
He joined the RAF (Royal Flying Corps) in 1915 working first as a mechanic, then as a driver. He began pilot training in 1916 and gained his ‘wings’ in 1917.. Died in 1981 and is buried in Jamaica