Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee, left, spoke with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew in 2020.
Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, left, spoke with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew during a Black History Month program titled “Trailblazers, The Story of a Tuskegee Airman,” Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. McGee, a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, was a career officer in the Air Force also serving during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He passed away earlier this week at the age of 102.
Over his 30 years of service he flew 409 combat missions. He was one of the 355 Tuskegee pilots who flew in combat.
Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky