Tuskegee airman Charles McGee dies at 102

By Douglass K. Daniel
Updated January 17 2022 - 4:26pm, first published 4:23pm
One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, Charles McGee, has died aged 102.
One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, Charles McGee, has died aged 102.

Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars and later helped to bring attention to the black pilots who had battled racism at home to fight for freedom abroad, has died aged 102.