Retired Lt. Col. George Hardy made history and became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot in 1942 at just 19 years old.
Lt. Col. George Hardy, the youngest fighter pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first Black military pilots, has died.
The Hellcat’s forgiving flight characteristics and durability allowed less experienced pilots to survive early engagements and gain greater experience against the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero.
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Veteran Pilot Recalls Remarkable WWII Story
This video recounts the story of Ed McNeff, a pilot of the 355th Fighter Group, highlighting his first dogfight against the ...
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How a WWII Hero Pilot Tried to Save His Comrade
This story recreates an intense World War II dogfight as two P-38 Lightning fighters clash with German Messerschmitt Bf-109s. The drama centers on the flight leader’s determination to shield his ...
Lt. Col. George Hardy, the last surviving combat pilot of the original Tuskegee Airmen, has died at the age of 100.
At 19, he was one of the youngest pilots in the all-Black unit to see combat in World War II. “I used to say the Army’s No. 1 ...
George Hardy, an original Red Tail and the last Tuskegee combat pilot of WWII, dies at 100; he flew 21 missions escorting ...
Over the course of World War II, many women stepped out of societal norms to take on roles that were essential to the Allied ...
Lt. Col. George Hardy, a trailblazer who soared into history as one of the youngest Tuskegee Airmen, has passed away in ...
GREAT BARDFIELD, England - Archaeologists in rural Essex, England, are excavating a World War II crash site, attempting to ...
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