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Louis Freeman
1952–
United States
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Biography
Louis Freeman (born June 12, 1952, in Austin, Texas) is a commercial airline pilot. In 1980 Freeman became Southwest Airlines' first black pilot, and, in 1992 he became the first black chief pilot of a major United States airline. His last flight was June 8, 2017.
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