The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Lt. Col. Charles Dryden

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Lt. Col. Charles Dryden

9/20/2004

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2004.169

Tuskegee airman Lt. Col. Charles Dryden (1920 - 2008 ) was named a member of the famed 99th Pursuit Squadron, and later the 332 Fighter Group, which served in the Mediterranean during World War II. Dryden led a flight of six pilots engaging enemy fighter aircrafts in aerial combat over Pantelleria, Sicily; it was the first time in aviation history that black American pilots of the U.S. Army Air Corps engaged aircrafts in combat. Dryden was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 9/20/2004, in Atlanta, Georgia. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 39m 50s

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Dryden, Charles W. (Charles Walter)

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Lt. Col. Dryden was an African American aviator and author and one of the Tuskegee Airmen. From the description of Charles W. Dryden collection, 1920-1997. (Hofstra University). WorldCat record id: 45429645 ...