Harry Stewart Jr. Dies at 100; One of Last Tuskegee Airmen to See Combat

[pinehilljoe]

Harry Stewart Jr. Dies at 100; One of Last Tuskegee Airmen to See Combat

His boyhood dream to be an adventurous pilot was fulfilled thanks to World War II. But, as a civilian, racial prejudice kept him out of the cockpit.

www.nytimes.com

One of the last survivors to see combat passed.

 

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[Night Fighter Nut]

Sad to see them go. I actually met three of those guys during an EAA fly-in in Colorado some years ago.

 

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[DrumBob]

I hate these damned paywalls.

 

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