Images: 88th Annual Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. National Convention [Image 2 of 2]
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Posing for photos and holding trophies as Top Gun winners are Army Air Corp members Lt. Col. James H. Harvey III (left) and Master Sgt. Buford Johnson, who is shaking hands with U.S. Air Force Col. John P. Montgomery, commander of the 98th Range Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. president, Russell Davis looks on, during the ceremony celebrating the first U.S. Air Force Top Gun pilots from the 332nd Fighter Group, Eglin AFB, Fla., who were represented by five black crew members in 1949, in conjunction with the annual Tuskegee Convention in Las Vegas, Nev., Aug. 6. Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring the accomplishments of African-Americans who participated in air and ground crew and operations support in the Army Air Corps during WWII.
Date Taken:08.06.2009
Date Posted:08.07.2009 03:56
Photo ID:193126
VIRIN:090806-F-#####-030
Location:LAS VEGAS, NV, US
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