George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100

Youngest of the Tuskegee Airmen, a Pa. native, dies at 100

Prior to WWII, Black Americans were not allowed to serve in the Air Force. But in 1941, the Tuskegee Airmen unit was established by the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Lt. Col. George Hardy, Last Surviving Combat Pilot Of Original Tuskegee Airmen, Dies At 100

Lt. Col. George E. Hardy, youngest Tuskegee Airman, dies at 100

Lt. Col. George Hardy, the youngest fighter pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen, has died at age 100.

Philadelphia-born Lt. Col. George E. Hardy, Youngest Tuskegee Airman, Dies at 100 - Bucks County Beacon

Lt. Col. George Hardy, the youngest fighter pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first Black military pilots, has died. He was 100. Hardy was the last surviving combat pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen who went overseas. He died last week, according to Tuskegee Airmen Inc. “His legacy is one of courage, resilience, tremendous skill and dogged perseverance against racism, prejudice and other evils,” Tuskegee Airmen Inc. said in a Facebook post. …

Lt. Col. George Hardy, last Tuskegee airman to fight in World War II, dies at 100

George Hardy, an original Red Tail and the last Tuskegee combat pilot of WWII, dies at 100; he flew 21 missions escorting bombers.

Lt. Col. George Hardy, Tuskegee Airman and Patriot, Dies at 100

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Lieutenant Colonel George E. Hardy, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen to fly combat missions during World War II, has died in Sarasota, Florida. He was 100 years old. Hardy was born in Philadelphia on June 8, 1925. He entered the U.S. Army Air Corps at 18 and graduated as a pilot at 19, becoming the youngest Red Tail fighter pilot of the 332nd Fighter Group. Stationed at Ram…