Lt. Col. George Hardy, a trailblazer who soared into history as one of the youngest Tuskegee Airmen, has passed away in ...
While still a teenager, Hardy became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot when he completed the Army Air Corps pilot training ...
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots ...
George Hardy was the youngest member of the Tuskegee Airmen, flying in his first combat mission in Europe at 19 years old.
George E. Hardy was the youngest Red Tail fighter pilot at 19 years old and completed 21 missions across Europe during World ...
George Hardy, an original Red Tail and the last Tuskegee combat pilot of WWII, dies at 100; he flew 21 missions escorting ...
Lt. Col. George Hardy enlisted in the Air Force in 1944 and was the youngest Red Tail fighter pilot to fly a combat sortie over Europe.
Lt. Col. George Hardy, an original Tuskegee Airman and the last surviving member of the group’s combat pilots, died on Sept. 23 at the age of 100, according to a press release from Tuskegee Inc.
His decorations include two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Legion of Merit, and the Air Medal with multiple oak leaf clusters.
Retired Lt. Col. George Hardy made history and became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot in 1942 at just 19 years old.
One of the original Tuskegee Airmen, who was the youngest Red Tail Fighter pilot at the age of 19, has passed away. He was 100.