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William H. Holloman

1924–2010

United States

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William Hugo Holloman III (August 21, 1924 – June 12, 2010) was a U.S. Army Air Force officer, combat fighter pilot, and high-profile member of the prodigious 332nd Fighter Group's 99th Fighter Squadron, best known as the Tuskegee Airmen, "Red Tails", or "Schwarze Vogelmenschen" ("Black Birdmen") among enemy German pilots. Holloman is best known as the U.S. Air Force’s first African American helicopter pilot.

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