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atrent7(at)cogeco.ca
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 Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:33 pm Post subject: tuskegee |
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Off topic but definitely aircraft related. Just got home from a
R.C.A,F.Association meeting where the guest speaker was Colonel Harry
Stewart, a Tuskegee Airman. Still actively flying at 81 yrs. Very
interesting talk and very informative. I had no idea of the trouble a
black man had getting to fly in the military, especially with a war
going on. Simply amazing, the prejudice and ignorance of the white man.
alex
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David X
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:42 pm Post subject: Re: tuskegee |
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That must have been a great experience to hear him speak.
I recommend the book "Black Knights" ... better than the movie; although I do like pretty much anything Fishburn stars in :) The book does take an abrupt turn in the middle, though.
They were the only unit not to lose a single bomber to enemy fire over German-occupied territory; although 66 Tuskegee airmen were killed in escorts. Funny how the b-17 bomber crews didn't see color when they preferred the Tuskegee escorts over others.
Best part is when the president's wife takes an unplanned detour to the airfield and insists on a ride in a small plane with a black man as the pilot. Shocking (for that day and age)! The secret service were crapping their pants.
Yes, it was a different era and time. There's always room for improvement, but the fact that we can be so shocked about it today shows how far things have progressed.
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frank.hinde(at)hp.com
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 6:48 am Post subject: tuskegee |
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I heard one of the Tuskegee airmen speak a few years back and claimed
the President's Wife taking a ride with the black pilot was complete
fiction...Didn't happen!
Frank
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David X
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: tuskegee |
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Wouldn't surprise me. A lot of the stuff in the book "The Right Stuff" was BS, according to Neil Armstrong's biography. Makes for a good story to sell books and movies, though.
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