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Charles McGee

American fighter pilot

Born on: December 7, 1919
Died on: January 16, 2022
Aged: 102 years 40 days (1225 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: United states
Birth Sign: Sagittarius

 

Charles McGee

Brigadier General Charles Edward McGee was an American fighter pilot who was one of the first African American aviators in the United States military and one of the last living members of the Tuskegee Airmen.

McGee first began his career in World War II flying with the Tuskegee Airmen, an all African American military pilot group at a time of segregation in the armed forces.

His military aviation career lasted 30 years in which McGee flew 409 combat missions in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War.


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