The Air Force’s first African American Airmen helped win World War II, then helped integrate the Armed Forces.
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From pilot training to fighter combat, Benjamin O. Davis was the mainspring of the Tuskegee Airmen.
President Donald Trump honored Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee during his State of the Union address on Feb. 4, hours after pinning stars on McGee's shoulders in the Oval Office. Throughout his career, McGee flew a record 409 combat missions, more than any other pilot in ...