Teen pilot completes cross-country trek - UPI.com: LOS ANGELES, July 12 (UPI) -- A teenager believed to be the youngest African-American female to pilot an airplane solo across the United States has been welcomed home, witnesses say.
Cheering crowds greeted Kimberly Anyadike, 15, at Compton Woodley Airport Saturday as she landed her single-engine Cessna aircraft after a 13-day trek, during which she was accompanied by an adult safety pilot and navigator, Levi Thornhill, 87, who served with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Saying said her motivation wasn't to gain celebrity or set a record, Anyadike told the Times.
