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Lee Andrew Archer, Jr. (September 6, 1919 – January 27, 2010) was an African American fighter Ace in the 332nd Fighter Group, commonly known as the Tuskegee Airmen, during World War II. He was one of the first African American military aviators in the United States Army Air Corps , the United States Army Air Forces and later the United States ...
Lieutenant-Colonel Lee Archer Born: September 12th 1919, Yonkers U.S.A. Died: January 27th 2010 Age: 90. Lieutenant-Colonel Lee Archer, who died on January 27 aged 90, was a member of America’s segregated “Tuskegee” air corps and recognised as the only black fighter “ace” during the Second World War; subjected to racial discrimination and prejudice, both within and outside the Army ...
Feb 4, 2010 · By Richard Goldstein. Feb. 3, 2010. Lee A. Archer Jr., a pioneering black fighter pilot who was credited with shooting down four German planes, three in a single day, when he flew with the...
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Tuskegee Airmen pilot and notable record holder Lee Archer was born September 6, 1919 in Yonkers, New York and raised in Harlem. He was a graduate of New York University before he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in November of 1941. Archer had aspirations of becoming a pilot, but at the time of his enlistment flight training had not yet ...
Feb 15, 2018 · Class 43-G-SE 7/28/1943 2nd Lt. 0809236 New York, NY. Unit: 302nd Fighter Squadron, 332. nd. Fighter Group. September 6, 1919 – January 27, 2010. Tuskegee Airmen pilot and notable record holder Lee Archer was born September 6, 1919 in Yonkers, New York and raised in Harlem.
Jan 29, 2010 · January 29, 2010 5:05 am. Retired Air Force Lt. Colonel Lee A. Archer, a Tuskegee Airman considered to be the only black ace pilot who also broke racial barriers as an executive at a major...
