Lt.Col. USAF(retired) George Hardy

These photos are of Tuskegee Airmen Lt. Col. USAF (retired) George Hardy. He served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. He flew 27 escort missions in a P-51 escorting B-17s, and B-24s deep into Germany, He then flew 40 missions in a B-29 bomber during the Korean war, ( he was checked out in the B-25 after WWII as part of the combination of the 332nd fighter group and the 477th bombardment group while still segregated. He then flew 70 missions as a C119 gunship captain in Vietnam at night. Also photos of myself with him standing in front of my P-51 Mustang model that was on display during the event. The last two photos are of the new Tuskegee Airmen exhibit. They had the dedication ceremony last night that was by invitation only. I was allowed to attend due to my model being on display. During the day I was Mr. Hardy's escort and had the opportunity over luch for a private conversation with him. He told me about a lot of his missions and had a great time.