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BRIEFING
MI L ESTONES /
McGee honored
First Flight Society bestows award
BY JONATHAN WELSH
FAMILY MEMBERS OF the late Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, a renowned Tuskegee
Airman and combat pilot through three wars, attended the annual Wright
Brothers Day celebration, which honored McGee with induction into the Paul E.
Garber Shrine. The First Flight Society event marked the 121st anniversary of the
Wright brothers' first powered flight at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, in 1903.
The shrine, named for the Smithsonian Institution curator who was the driving
force behind the National Air and Space Museum, is a who's who of aeronautic
luminaries. As an inductee, McGee joined Charles Lindbergh, Alberto SantosDumont,
Gen. James Doolittle, Jacqueline Cochran, and many others who pushed
boundaries to advance aviation.
McGee was best known as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the Army Air
Corps' first African American fighter squadron. Members of the famous unit
underwent initial training in Tuskegee, Alabama, flying Boeing PT-17 Stearmans
before moving on to fighters including the North American P-51 Mustang and
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk.
McGee had a remarkable military career that included 136 combat missions
during World War II, 100 missions during the Korean War, and another 173 in
Vietnam. He died in 2022 at age 102.
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AOPA PILOT / March 2025
The children of Tuskegee Airman Brig. General
Charles McGee-Ron, Charles, and Yvonne-
participated in a First Flight Society ceremony and
portrait unveiling honoring their father, the World
War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War pilot, during
an event commemorating the 121st anniversary of
powered flight.
AOPA named an award to honor McGee,
presented " to an individual who, like General
McGee, persevered to overcome challenges en
route to learning to fly while inspiring others
along the way " and who demonstrates " leadership
in aviation and showcase[s] the opportunities in
aviation to youth and young adults. " The honor
was bestowed on Ramone Hemphill, founder of
The 99th Squadron Inc., in 2023, and on Theresa
Claiborne, the first African American female pilot
in the U.S. Air Force, in 2024.
In 2019, AOPA held a celebration of McGee's
100th birthday at its headquarters in Frederick,
Maryland. During the weekend-long party, the
general piloted a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet and flew
with AOPA President Mark Baker in the cockpit
of a Cessna Citation M2. Once a pilot, always a
pilot. jonathan.welsh@aopa.org
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