Lee A. 'Buddy' Archer, Jr. was the only confirmed ace of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, a group of black pilots who never lost an allied bomber to enemy air action in 200 escort missions. Archer was the first and only black ace pilot,' credited with shooting down five enemy planes. After graduating high school, Archer […]
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