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    Downtown Kansas City Airport renames terminal to honor Tuskegee Airman Brigadier General Charles E. McGee [Image 55 of 56]

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    Downtown Kansas City Airport renames terminal to honor Tuskegee Airman Brigadier General Charles E. McGee

    WHITEMAN AFB, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES

    06.29.2021

    Photo by Master Sgt. Robert Jennings 

    442d Fighter Wing

    Tuskegee Airman retired Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee, wearing a red blazer, poses for a picture with 1st Lt. Sarah Witzgall, a trainee pilot with the 71st Student Squadron and Lt. Col. Kenyatta Ruffin, the 71st Operations Support Squadron commander, near a Red-Tail P-51 Mustang painted to honor the Tuskegee Airmen June 29, 2021, outside the Charles E. McGee General Aviation Terminal at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Mo. McGee, the terminal’s namesake, flew more than 100 combat missions in World War II, escorting U.S. bombers to and from targets in Axis territory. (US Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Jennings)

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    Date Taken: 06.29.2021
    Date Posted: 07.01.2021 12:45
    Photo ID: 6717604
    VIRIN: 210629-F-QV161-0144
    Resolution: 6000x4000
    Size: 978.15 KB
    Location: WHITEMAN AFB, MISSOURI, US

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