This is the first African-American flight crew from the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Scott AFB, Illinois, to fly a mission together. This Illinois Air National Guard (IANG) crew flew a KC-135E Stratotanker (Spirit of Harry Caray) to transport IANG members to Savannah, Georgia. From left to right: Captain (CAPT) Ralph Delatour, USAF, Co-Pilot, CAPT Jerome Cole, USAF, Pilot, SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Maurice Bridges, USAF, Crewchief, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Arie Latimer, USAF, Boom Operator, and MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Steve Butler, USAF, Boom Operator
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Scott Air Force Base
State: Illinois (IL)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Franklin D. Hayes Jr., USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
27/02/2002
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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