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Four Star General Lloyd W. Newton

General Lloyd Newton flew 269 combat missions in Vietnam and was selected to join the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, in November 1974. He was the first African American to become a pilot for the Thunderbirds.He was a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours in the T-37, T-38, F-4, F-15, F-16, C-12 and the F-117 stealth fighter....

Keywords:: U.S. Air Force, TSU, Tennessee State University, HBCU Alumni, Tennessee State University Alumni, HBCU, General Lloyd Newton, Lloyd Newton

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Material Type:: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:: January 31, 2022
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