Two Of The Most Influential Black Pilots ‘United' In Mission To Diversify Aviation

By Kelly Werthmann, CBS Denver:

DENVER (CBS4) – United Airlines is looking to hire the next generation of aviators. As part of Black History Month, the airline hosted a special event at their training center in Denver on Monday.

One of the last living Tuskegee airmen in Colorado was there, helping to inspire young Coloradans to take flight.

Retired Lt. Colonel James Harvey III is 98 years young.

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