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Tuskegee Airman Charles Dryden Dies At 87

from National Public Radio
July 1, 2008

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Charles Dryden, one of the first black World War II fighter pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, died last week at the age of 87.

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  • Morning Edition, July 1, 2008
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