Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars, has died. He was 102. Charles McGee was among more than 900 men to train in rural Alabama from 1940 to 1946 after the Army Air Corps was forced to admit Blacks pilots. About 450 deployed overseas and 150 lost their lives in training or combat. McGee was one of only a few pilots — white or Black — who flew combat missions in that conflict and during the Korean and Vietnam wars. God bless you and thank you for your service, Charles McGee Celebrated Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies at 102 (msn.com) Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Charles McGee, a decorated veteran of three wars, receives a congratulatory sendoff after visiting with 436 Aerial Port Squadron personnel at Dover Air Force Base to help celebrate his 100th birthday in Dover, Del., on Dec. 6, 2019.
