SA’s inaugural coloured aviator took part in World War I
By Halim Gençoğlu | Published Feb 18, 2024
COLUMN: The Rhodesia Herald reported on August 29, 1913: “First coloured aviator Mr Rushdi Attaullah, the younger son of the late Ahmad Attaoullah Effendi of Cape Town, stands as the first coloured South African to obtain an aviation certificate.