Tuskegee Airmen Fly First Mission by Black Pilots - HISTORY

In an interview, 2nd Lt. William A. Campbell describes his experience flying as a wingman in the first combat mission for the 99th Fighter Squadron, which was sent to North Africa in April 1943.

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