Colonel Charles McGee USAF (Ret.)

Charles McGee was one of the famous 332nd Fighter Group, aka Tuskegee Airmen — the celebrated African-American pilots who fought in World War II. In his decorated Air Force career, which spanned thirty years, he has flown more than 400 missions in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. In January 1973, McGee retired at the age of 54. He is a Charter board member and two-time National president of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
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This Day in Black History: Feb. 19, 1942

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Keep Us Flying Poster

The legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, the U.S. military's first Black pilots, lives on in this wall poster. $24, zazzle.com.(Photo: Zazzle)

Good News: Tuskegee Airmen Honored During Inauguration

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Tuskegee Airman Herbert Carter Dies at 95

Legendary WWII pilot Herbert Carter died last Thursday in Opelika, Alabama, at the age of 95. Carter was among the original 33 members of Tuskegee Airmen, the all-Black group of pilots credited for breaking color barriers in the military and execu...
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