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First Air Force Pilot Flies T-7A Red Hawk

The T-7A training jet for fighter and bomber pilots is set to replace the 1960s-era T-38 trainer.

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Key Takeaways:

The grandson of one of the first African American jet pilots became the first Air Force test pilot to fly the service’s new T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer.

The jet, with its iconic red-tail livery, honors the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, the U.S. Army Air Forces’ first Black aviation unit to serve in the U.S. military. 

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