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Tuskegee Airmen to fly into Selma
By Coy O'Neal
The Selma Times-Journal
Event a first for Queen City:
Selma will partner with Tuskegee in the 41st annual fly-in by members of Tuskegee Airmen Inc.
The airmen will fly into Craig Air Field May 22, part of a series of events for the Memorial Day weekend that will include a freedom breakfast at the St. James Hotel, a tour of the city, and the first annual Wings and Wheels Tailgate Party at the Craig Air Force Base, free to the public.
At least 15 of the original Tuskegee Airmen will be in attendance at the fly-in, including Charles "A-Train" Dryden, and James Shepherd.
Impact expected to be great:
The event will cover Highway 80 between Selma and Tuskegee.
Those involved with the project are enthusiastic about the potential economic impact the event can have on the Black Belt region.
African American motorcycle rider clubs plan to attend this year's fly-in.
The riders, who attend Black Biker Week in Myrtle Beach, S.C., have an economic c impact of several million dollars, and hopes are that the effect will be similar in Selma.
Roosevelt Lewis, chief executive officer and chairman of Global One Jets, a charter air service located in Boston and Tuskegee, said individuals from around the world — from Minnesota, to California, to the Bahamas, to Africa — come to attend.
The hope is that with the expansion of Operation Homecoming, more Alabama residents will come to observe their history.
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