Tuskegee Airman Harry Stewart Didn’t Let Racism Stand in the Way of His Dream

[Disir]

AT 95, HARRY STEWART is sharp-minded, amiable, and talkative. There is a kindness in his voice that belies his achievements: 75 years earlier, Stewart was flying P-51 Mustangs over Europe with the fabled “Red Tails,” the 332nd Fighter Group made up of African American pilots in the then-segregated U.S. military. He flew 43 combat missions—scoring three kills, all in one day—while escorting and protecting heavy bombers to their targets. While Stewart encountered racism throughout his flying career, he has maintained a positive attitude that helped propel him to top positions as an engineer and company executive. Stewart is the subject and collaborator of a new book by Philip Handleman, Soaring to Glory: A Tuskegee Airman’s Firsthand Account of World War II.
Tuskegee Airman Harry Stewart Didn't Let Racism Stand in the Way of His Dream

In the link is a short interview but it's still worth a read.

 

[airplanemechanic]

What a hero. God bless him. I would like to say he looks damn good for 95.

 

[Ringel05]

AT 95, HARRY STEWART is sharp-minded, amiable, and talkative. There is a kindness in his voice that belies his achievements: 75 years earlier, Stewart was flying P-51 Mustangs over Europe with the fabled “Red Tails,” the 332nd Fighter Group made up of African American pilots in the then-segregated U.S. military. He flew 43 combat missions—scoring three kills, all in one day—while escorting and protecting heavy bombers to their targets. While Stewart encountered racism throughout his flying career, he has maintained a positive attitude that helped propel him to top positions as an engineer and company executive. Stewart is the subject and collaborator of a new book by Philip Handleman, Soaring to Glory: A Tuskegee Airman’s Firsthand Account of World War II.
Tuskegee Airman Harry Stewart Didn't Let Racism Stand in the Way of His Dream

In the link is a short interview but it's still worth a read.

He used to show up at WWII air shows, had the honor of meeting him many times as well as many other people who fought on both sides in Europe. Wonderful man with some wild stories from the war he and a couple of other Tuskegee men would share with us.
Also met Colonel Spears (and a few other Band of Brothers men). When he shook my hand I thought he was going to crush it........