Official Navy photo of Commander Donnie Cochran, USN
Born
(1954-07-06) July 6, 1954 (age 69) Pelham, Georgia, U.S.
Allegiance
United States of America
Service/branch
United States Navy
Years of service
1976–2000
Rank
Captain (retired)
Donnie L. Cochran is a former United States Navy naval aviator and was the first African-American aviator to be selected to the Flight Demonstration Squadron Blue Angels in 1986. Cochran later assumed command of the Blue Angels in 1994.[1] He is a 2022 inductee to the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame.[2]
^"This is why you don't mess with the U.S.! Watch What Happens!". Viral Implosion. November 25, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
^"Meet the 2022 GAHOF Inductees". Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
Donnie L. Cochran is a former United States Navy naval aviator and was the first African-American aviator to be selected to the Flight Demonstration Squadron...
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v t e Blue Angels Commanding officers Alexander Armatas DonnieCochran Arthur Ray Hawkins Brian Kesselring Anthony A. Less Roy Marlin Voris United States...
v t e Blue Angels Commanding officers Alexander Armatas DonnieCochran Arthur Ray Hawkins Brian Kesselring Anthony A. Less Roy Marlin Voris United States...
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CDR DonnieCochran at the dedication ceremony for the A4 Memorial on the campus of Savannah State University on May 10, 1991.Photo courtesy of Savannah...
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United States Navy