Vernon V. Haywood

Biography

Vernon V. Haywood (October 24, 1920 – April 14, 2003) was a U.S. Army Air Force officer, combat fighter pilot/jet pilot, and commanding officer of the 332nd Fighter Group's 302nd Fighter Squadron, a component of the Tuskegee Airmen. Haywood was one of the U.S. Air Force's first African American jet pilots and first African American jet instructors, sharing these two honors with three other African American officers. In 1993, the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame inducted Haywood into its Hall of Fame.

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