"I told her it
was going to be a daunting task, but she just said, 'Put it on. I got big
shoulders,'" Petgrave said.
Along for the historic
ride were an adult safety pilot and 87-year-old Levi Thornhill,
one of the Tuskeegee Airmen during World War II.
"They left such a
great legacy," Anyadike said of the U.S. Army Air Corps' all-black combat unit.
"I had big shoes to fill. ... All they wanted to do was to be patriots for
this country. They were told no, that they were stupid, that they didn't have
cognitive development to fly planes. They didn't listen. They just did what
they wanted to do."
About 50 Tuskeegee
Airmen autographed the young pilot's plane during her journey, the Times
reported.
"I wanted to
inspire other kids to really believe in themselves," Anyadike said
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