Col. Charles McGee, Tuskegee Airman (Full Interview)

Colonel Charles McGee's distinguished flying career has seen three wars and witnessed critical moments in American history. A veteran of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, Col. McGee flew missions with the famed Red Tails during World War II. He is the recipient of three Distinguished Flying Crosses, and would go on to set an Air Force record of 409 combat missions flown during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.

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Timecodes
0:00 — Intro
0:26 — Born in Cleveland, Raided in Illinois
2:00 — Flying Interest
5:08 — Pearl Harbor
6:54 — Tuskegee Experiences
9:28 — Tuskegee Training
11:46 — Europe Deployment
13:30 — Reintroducing Col. McGee
14:00 — Start-Out Planes
14:52 — First Mission
17:00 — Bomber Squad Relations
19:05 — The Resistance
22:38 — Meeting the Bomber Crews
23:26 — Reintroducing Col. McGee
23:30 — Taking Down The Germans
27:07 — Camaraderie
28:40 — Named Plane "Kitten"
29:00 — Homecoming
32:35 — Air Force Separated From Ground Force
34:28 — Flying
38:50 — Missions in Korea
40:26 — Commanding Flight Squadron
42:26 — Under Fire
44:54 — Differential Treatment
47:17 — Realization of the Tuskegee Airmen's Popularity
50:50 — What's the Fame Like?
53:03 — Lack of Resentment
54:37 — Conclusion