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U.S. Air Force’s new trainer aircraft officially named T-7A Red Hawk to honor the legacy of tuskegee airmen, the nation’s first squadron of African American pilots who flew combat missions during World War II. The all-new advanced trainer aircraft, the T-X, has officially been named the T-7A Red Hawk. Acting …

Lt. Colonel Robert Friend a retired U.S. Air Force pilot who participated in 142 combat missions during World War II as a member of the illustrious Tuskegee Airmen, died on June 21, at the age of 99. The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of pilots both fighter and bomber who …