Frank Calvin Mann (1908-1992) was a brilliant aeronautical and aerospace engineer. His award winning sports car designs were copied by Detroit, he received royalties but no credit because he was Black. Frank was the first Black commercial airline pilot for Northwest Airways, though mainstream history hasn't recorded it.
He was a primary Civilian instructor for the famous Tuskeegee Airmen and a WWII officer in the Army Air Corps. Frank Mann was also a friend of and a troubleshooting engineer for Howard Hughes for more than fifty years.
