Eugene Jacques Bullard, born Eugene James Bullard, was the first African-American military pilot. His life has been surrounded by many legends However, Bullard, who flew for France, was unquestionably one of the few black combat pilots during World War I, along with William Robinson Clarke, a Jamaican who flew for the Royal Flying Corps, Domenico Mondelli from Italy and Ahmet Ali Çelikten of the Ottoman Empire.
