Tuskegee Airmen: Lt. Col. Harry Stewart

Pilot to Pilot - Aviation Podcast

Justin Siems

Leisure, Hobbies, Business, Aviation, Careers

4.9 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2019

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Lt. Col. Harry Stewart faced a lot of adversity in his aviation career. Pre-WWII he was told he couldn't be a pilot due to the color of his skin. During WWII, Lt Col. Harry Stewart was a part of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen where he shot down three German fighters. After WWII Lt. Col Harry Stewart once again wasn't able to become an airline pilot due to the color of his skin.

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0:00.0	Episode 73 of the Pilot to Pilot Podcast takes off now.
0:07.0	Okay, my name is Harry Stewart, I'm Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force retired.
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0:40.3	with Foreflight today. What is going on, Navy Nation, and welcome back to the Pilot
0:46.0	the Pilot Podcast.
0:47.0	My name is Justin Seams, and I am your host.
0:50.0	Today's episode features Tuskegee Airman, Lieutenant Colonel Harry Stewart.
0:54.0	Now we could go on and on and on and talk about Lieutenant Colonel Harry
0:57.5	Stewart forever but I just want him to speak for himself. He has a very powerful
1:01.1	story, the things that he had to go through and the adversity he had to face and becoming a pilot and even after World War II and after the Air Force Reserves how he wasn't able to be a pilot. The airlines wouldn't hire him because of the color of his skin.
1:13.4	He has faced with diversity his whole life, his whole career, and it's just a very, very powerful story.
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