Post by Sailor on Dec 16, 2016 5:47:07 GMT -8
Virginia Beach veteran and member of the Tuskegee Airmen dies at age 95
A Virginia Beach veteran who was one of the first black servicemen chosen to fly combat aircraft during World War II as part of what later became known as the Tuskegee Airmen has died.
Thurman Spriggs passed away at his home Monday, according to his obituary in The Virginian-Pilot. He was 95.
Spriggs was one of nearly 1,000 black aviators selected by the Army Air Corps to be trained to fly and maintain combat aircraft from 1941 to 1946. Until then, blacks were prohibited from flying for the military.
They were based at Tuskegee Airfield in Tuskegee, Ala.
More here:
pilotonline.com/news/military/local/virginia-beach-veteran-and-member-of-the-tuskegee-airmen-dies/article_70794dd2-00a1-5492-a643-21d37e12e1e8.html
I think I met this gentleman a couple of years ago at the Military Air Museum in Virginia Beach during their "Warbirds over the Beach" show, the name and face seem familiar.
My deepest respects sir. Thank You for all that you and your mates have done.
A Virginia Beach veteran who was one of the first black servicemen chosen to fly combat aircraft during World War II as part of what later became known as the Tuskegee Airmen has died.
Thurman Spriggs passed away at his home Monday, according to his obituary in The Virginian-Pilot. He was 95.
Spriggs was one of nearly 1,000 black aviators selected by the Army Air Corps to be trained to fly and maintain combat aircraft from 1941 to 1946. Until then, blacks were prohibited from flying for the military.
They were based at Tuskegee Airfield in Tuskegee, Ala.
More here:
pilotonline.com/news/military/local/virginia-beach-veteran-and-member-of-the-tuskegee-airmen-dies/article_70794dd2-00a1-5492-a643-21d37e12e1e8.html
I think I met this gentleman a couple of years ago at the Military Air Museum in Virginia Beach during their "Warbirds over the Beach" show, the name and face seem familiar.
My deepest respects sir. Thank You for all that you and your mates have done.
