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108 years young, Tuskegee Airman celebrates birthday at Christmas

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Retired 1st Lieutenant James Clayton Flowers turned 108 years old today. He was a member of the 99th fighter squadron -- 332-nd fighter group. The Tuskegee airmen were part of the air and ground crew associated with the Army Air Force's black flying units during World War II.

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108 years young, Tuskegee Airman celebrates birthday at Christmas

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- Retired 1st Lieutenant James Clayton Flowers, a member of the 99th fighter squadron -- 332-nd fighter group turned 108 years old today. He has over a century of memories, both in and out of uniform, in the classroom and firsthand experience of many historical moments in U.S. History. Stationed at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama in his early 20s, he was tasked with training the first black military aviators on …

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KVIA broke the news in Panama City, United States on Tuesday, December 26, 2023.
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