A 15-year-old girl from Compton, Calif. landed in history books on Sunday by becoming the youngest African-American female to fly solo across the United States. Kimberly Anyadike piloted a single-engine Cessna plane from Los Angeles to Newport News, Virginia, according to reports from KTLA in Los Angeles. During her aviation trek Anyadike landed several times along the way to the east coast, but she safely completed her journey and touched down to thunderous applause from crowds at Compton's Woodley Airport.

Anyadike revealed she wanted to inspire other kids to believe in themselves and wanted to use the flight as a way to honor the famed Tuskeegee Airmen for their service and valor during World War II.

During the trip Anyadike kept up with her Facebook page and when she made a stop in Gary, Indiana, the birthplace of Michael Jackson, and she posted news about it. The teen who says she always had a fascination with flying learned to fly in an after-school aviation training program for at-risk youth.

Anyadike's historic flight comes five months after crew members from Atlantic Southeast Airlines became the first all-black female flight crew in U.S. history.