Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"I think they are trying to destroy our record. What's the point now?"

Source: Former Tuskegee Airman Carrol Woods. Two historians say the claim that America's first black fighter pilots never lost a bomber to enemy fire while flying escort runs in World War II may be inaccurate. William F. Holton has been the historian for Tuskegee Airmen Inc. for nearly 10 years... and he says Air Force records show at least a few bombers were shot down while under escort by the famed Red Tail Squadron. That conclusion is supported by Daniel Haulman, of the Air Force Historical Research Agency at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base.

FMI: www.tuskegeeairmen.org