DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas’ Commemorative Air Force recognized retired Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee during the official opening of the organization’s Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center on Thursday.
At 101 years old, McGee is the oldest living member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, the African-American military pilot group who fought during World War II as part of the 332d Fighter Group.
In his more than 30 years of service, McGee flew a total of 409 combat missions in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, one of the highest by any Air Force fighter pilot in history.
“I was just doing something that was needed, but something I loved doing,” said Gen. McGee. “And that’s what I want to pass on to the younger folks.”
The NAEC will unveiled the Brig. Gen. Charles McGee and Don Hinz Theater, which educates the public about the history of the Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
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