The Flying Hobos

Oklahoma City
S1 Episode 108
3:23

The year was 1932 and Oklahoma natives Thomas C. Allen and James Herman Banning took flight with just $25 and a dream. Against all odds, the two pilots would become the first African Americans to complete a transcontinental flight. This week on LoyalTV, join us in Oklahoma City to find out why they called themselves The Flying Hobos and trace their crowdfunded voyage across the country!

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