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Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories

Fighter Pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen

Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories

Robert Kirk

History

4.6675 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Colonel Charles Bussey courageously flew P-51 Mustangs as a fighter pilot in World War II. His training came with the famed Tuskegee Airmen, the all black Army Air Corps unit. Bussey also went on to serve as a decorated Commander of Army engineers during the Korean War. Charles Bussey was a war hero, but his first struggle wasn't in a combat zone overseas. His first battle was at home in what you might call the fight for the right to fight. This is his dramatic story, in his own words. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.6

This presentation is dedicated to the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces.

0:55.8

We interviewed Colonel Charles Bussie,

0:58.9

primarily to hear about his experiences as a pilot in the famed Tuskegee Airmen,

1:04.3

the all-black Army Air Force unit that flew in World War II.

1:08.8

We also heard a great story about his service during the Korean War.

1:13.0

Bussie was a two-war hero.

1:15.8

But his first struggle wasn't in a combat zone overseas.

1:20.7

His first battle was at home and what you might call the fight for the right to fight.

1:28.5

Can you take us back to what motivated you to get into the air corps?

1:33.8

All my life I'd wanted to fly.

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