Tag: Tuskegee Airmen
One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, Lt. Col. Robert Friend,...
Yahoo News
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - America has lost another of its original Tuskegee pilots with the passing of retired Lt. Col. Robert “Bob” Friend, who died Friday...
John L. Harrison Jr., of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, dies
By Errin Haines Whack
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — John L. Harrison Jr., who served as a World War II pilot with the famed all-black Tuskegee...
#BlackHistoryMonth: Notable Alabamians, Part Thirteen
Times staff report
The AT&T Alabama African-American History Calendar has been highlighting the achievements of the state’s best and brightest since 2011. It highlights the...
African-American aviators made history at Tuskegee, and in WWII
By Erin Harney
Alabama NewsCenter
The Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
The Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is at Moton airfield, near Tuskegee. The airfield served as...
Oldest surviving Tuskegee Airman, Willie Rogers, dies at 101
By The Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Willie Rogers, the oldest surviving member of the original Tuskegee Airmen, has died at the age of...
75 Years After the Tuskegee Airmen First Took Flight, Some Minority...
Special to The Times
TUSKEGEE – With statistics showing that less than 2 percent of all commercial and military pilots are African American, Legacy Flight...
