Tuskegee Airman
12-31-2008 | 01:54 PM
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I submitted an article about him several years ago called "Heroes Among Us" to the IPA and they posted the story. We (IPA) presented him with a model of a red tail P51 and he autographed a second one for me which currently sits in my office. Ask Leon Johnson about him one day.
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12-31-2008 | 02:49 PM
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Tuskegee Airman
If you are looking for an original Tuskegee airman Col Carter is not one of the actual Tuskegee airman that flew for the 99th squadron. A few years ago it was pointed out to UPS that he did not fly for the 99th squadron. There is some speculation as to if he was even assigned to the unit as a support officer.
Contact the national office and you can get the names of the actual Tuskegee airman living and deceased. Hope that helps!
Happy New Year!
Contact the national office and you can get the names of the actual Tuskegee airman living and deceased. Hope that helps!
Happy New Year!
12-31-2008 | 11:03 PM
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If you are looking for an original Tuskegee airman Col Carter is not one of the actual Tuskegee airman that flew for the 99th squadron. A few years ago it was pointed out to UPS that he did not fly for the 99th squadron. There is some speculation as to if he was even assigned to the unit as a support officer.
Contact the national office and you can get the names of the actual Tuskegee airman living and deceased. Hope that helps!
Happy New Year!
Contact the national office and you can get the names of the actual Tuskegee airman living and deceased. Hope that helps!
Happy New Year!
01-01-2009 | 07:48 AM
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Well he served during WWII, so that is worth very much.
Years ago I worked with a Luftwaffe pilot (here in the states) that swore he never bombed or straffed an allied target,,, only Russians. Yeah right, he was a pilot from 1940 to '45.
Service histories can be skewed.... They served and that's what really matters.
Years ago I worked with a Luftwaffe pilot (here in the states) that swore he never bombed or straffed an allied target,,, only Russians. Yeah right, he was a pilot from 1940 to '45.
Service histories can be skewed.... They served and that's what really matters.
01-01-2009 | 11:02 AM
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Well he served during WWII, so that is worth very much.
Years ago I worked with a Luftwaffe pilot (here in the states) that swore he never bombed or straffed an allied target,,, only Russians. Yeah right, he was a pilot from 1940 to '45.
Service histories can be skewed.... They served and that's what really matters.
Years ago I worked with a Luftwaffe pilot (here in the states) that swore he never bombed or straffed an allied target,,, only Russians. Yeah right, he was a pilot from 1940 to '45.
Service histories can be skewed.... They served and that's what really matters.
01-01-2009 | 11:54 AM
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My pediatrician was L.E. Keith, a Tuskegee airman. He never flew after the war. My initial instructors included a Stuka and a Hellcat pilot. I had no idea there was such a thing as aerobatics- I thought was just how you flew every chance you got. THE Greatest Generation.
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