’ ll ▁just ▁put ▁my ▁hair ▁up ▁and ▁you ▁can ▁pret end ▁I ’ m ▁a ▁man .” ▁▁ ▁During ▁her ▁training ▁with ▁the ▁CP TP , ▁Roll s ▁learned ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁plane ▁into ▁a ▁spin , ▁land ▁with ▁the ▁engine ▁off , ▁and ▁fly ▁ups ide ▁down , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁she ▁completed ▁successfully . ▁ ▁One ▁requirement ▁for ▁a ▁pilot ' s ▁license ▁under ▁CP TP ▁was ▁to ▁complete ▁a ▁solo ▁cross - country ▁flight ▁using ▁only ▁comp ass ▁and ▁s ights ▁as ▁gu ides . ▁Roll s ▁successfully ▁fle w ▁from ▁Fair mont ▁to ▁Park ers burg , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁in ▁strong ▁wind s . ▁ ▁Roll s ▁received ▁her ▁pilot ’ s ▁license ▁upon ▁her ▁gradu ation , ▁officially ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁American ▁woman ▁lic ensed ▁under ▁the ▁CP TP . ▁After ▁her ▁gradu ation , ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁assist ▁with ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁T usk eg ee , ▁Alabama ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁eleven ▁gradu ates ▁from ▁West ▁Virginia ▁State ▁College ’ s ▁pilot ▁training ▁program ▁( ten ▁male ▁pil ots ▁and ▁Rose ▁Roll s ) ▁tried ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁training ▁program ▁for ▁African ▁American ▁combat ▁pil ots ▁in ▁T usk eg ee , ▁Alabama . ▁Those ▁selected ▁became ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁T usk eg ee ▁Air men . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁Roll s ▁faced ▁double ▁disc rim ination . ▁She ▁was ▁denied ▁entry ▁into ▁a ▁combat ▁role ▁with ▁the