Barrington Antonio Irving has

Barrington Antonio Irving has become the first African-American to fly solo around the world. About 2,000 people greeted the 23-year-old upon returning home on June 28 to Miami Opa-Locka Airport, from which he departed Mar. 23 in his single-engine Columbia 400, "Sweet Inspiration." Irving says his...

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