Academy Airfield to Be Named After Air Force Trailblazer
October 25, 2019
October 25, 2019
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Academy issued the following news:
The Air Force Academy will pay tribute to the barrier-breaking career of Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the Tuskegee Airman and World War II pilot, when it names its airfield in his honor, Nov. 1.
"For our family, this is the greatest honor that we could ask for," said Douglas Melville, his great-nephew. "The airfield at the Academy is one of the busiest airfields in . . .
The Air Force Academy will pay tribute to the barrier-breaking career of Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the Tuskegee Airman and World War II pilot, when it names its airfield in his honor, Nov. 1.
"For our family, this is the greatest honor that we could ask for," said Douglas Melville, his great-nephew. "The airfield at the Academy is one of the busiest airfields in . . .