Luke J. Weathers
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| Birthday |
16th December, 1920
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| Birthplace |
Grenada, Mississippi, US
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| Died |
15th October, 2011
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| Place of Death |
Tucson, Arizona, US
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Occupation Text |
Military officer, fighter pilot
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| Year(s) Active |
1943–1985
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Luke Joseph Weathers, Jr., (December 16, 1920 – October 15, 2011) was a U.S. Army Air Force officer, historic African American air traffic controller and prolific World War II combat fighter pilot with the prodigious 332nd Fighter Group's 302nd Fighter Squadron, best known as the Tuskegee Airmen, "Red Tails," or "Schwartze Vogelmenschen" ("Black Birdmen") among enemy German pilots. Weathers earned a Distinguished Flying Cross for defending and escorting a damaged U.S. Army Air Corps B-24 Liberator bomber against eight Messerschmitt Bf 109s on November 16, 1944, shooting down two Bf 109s.
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