Charles McGee: One of the first African-American pilots dies aged 102
Charles McGee was a highly treasured American pilot who battled both racism and segregation in the military.
As a member of America's first all-black aviation unit, known as the 'Tuskegee Airmen', McGee flew for more than 400 missions during his two-decade career.
He served as a pilot in World War Two, as well during the Vietnam and Korean conflicts.
Dr Katherine Sharp Landdeck, an historian who had been a friend of Charles Mcgee for more than 20 years, said:
"He's an African-American man who fought for his opportunity to serve his country in World War Two, as one of those first Tuskegee airmen, those African American pilots that worked hard to prove that black men could fly military aircraft, and serve their country just as anyone else".
(Photo credit:Reuters / Photographer:Gary Cameron)
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