And Feb. 21, Delaney donned a vintage pilot helmet, goggles, bomber jacket and boots, embodying Bessie Coleman for first graders at Gateway’s Ramsey Elementary.

RENO, Nev. (CBS4) - Officials say a 74 year old pilot from Ocala was flying the doomed vintage World War II-era fighter plane that plunged into the grandstands Friday during a popular Nevada air show.

A 62-year-old vintage airplane precision flying pilot was killed Sunday when his plane crashed into another in midair and sent both aircraft plummeting to the ground near Los Angeles.

But due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this was their first flight together in 2020. The 57-year-old pilot said during the practice he had to perform a "large turn" to get in position.