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Brigadier General Charles Edward McGee (December 7, 1919 − January 16, 2022) was an American fighter pilot who was one of the first African American aviators in the United States military and one of the last living members of the Tuskegee Airmen.
- 1942–1973
Jan 18, 2022 · USAF pilot Charles McGee during the Korean War in 1951. McGee was a Tuskegee Airman during World War II and was promoted to Brigadier General in 2020. When the Korean War began in 1950, McGee had recently become the base operations officer at Clark Field in the Philippines.
Jan 16, 2022 · Reuters. Charles McGee flew 409 combat missions during World War Two and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. Charles McGee, a highly decorated American pilot who battled racism and...
Jan 16, 2022 · Charles E. McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-Black unit of the World War II Army Air Forces, who as a fighter pilot flew a remarkable total of 409 combat...
Charles E. McGee. McGee stayed in the military for 30 years. He became a command pilot with over 6,000 total flight hours, 1,151 of those in combat. He flew as a fighter pilot in three major military conflicts, completing 409 missions for the Army Air Corps and Air Force.
Jan 17, 2022 · 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...
Jan 16, 2022 · Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, died Sunday morning in his sleep, according to a family spokesman. He was 102. “McGee was a living legend known for his...
