He was the first Black jet fighter pilot in Korean airspace during the Korean War, and a decorated one after 126 missions.

The first African Military aviators in the Air Force were honored with a wreath-laying ceremony at the annual Tuskegee Airmen ...

AURORA, Colo. -- With members of a trailblazing Black Air Force unit passing away at advanced ages, efforts to remain true to ...

The Airmen consisted of 15,000 men and women in ... and the Eglin Field ranges in Okaloosa County were used by the first class of advanced training cadets, as well as pilots in the advanced ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A U.S. Airman in Bellevue has been sentenced in court in connection to a child abuse case. Samuel S. Bretey, 32, was sentenced to 24 months probation on three counts of negligent ...

He was the first Black jet fighter pilot ... In 1949, two months after the airmen's gunnery meet victory in the propeller-driven class, the U.S. Air Force integrated Black and white troops and ...

He went on to become the first Black jet fighter ... In 1949, two months after the airmen’s gunnery meet victory in the propeller-driven class, the U.S. Air Force integrated Black and white ...

and a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first Black military pilots. When asked why he wanted to serve, even though he was treated as a second-class citizen, he said he wanted to be very direct.