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Lt. Col. George Hardy, one of the last surviving members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, has died at age 100.

Hardy served in World War II as part of the unit of America’s first Black military pilots. At age 19, he became the youngest Red Tail fighter pilot to fly his first combat sortie over Europe, according to the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. National Office.

“His legacy is one of courage, resilience, tremendous skill and dogged perseverance against racism, prejudice and other evils,” the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. national office said in a statement Friday. “We are forever grateful for his sacrifice and will hold dear to his memory.”

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