Tuskegee Airman retired Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee, wearing a red blazer, poses for pictures with former Kansas City mayor Charles B. Wheeler near a Red-Tail P-51 Mustang painted to honor the Tuskegee Airmen June 29, 2021, outside the Charles E. McGee General Aviation Terminal at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Mo. McGee, the terminal’s namesake, flew more than 100 combat missions in World War II, escorting U.S. bombers to and from targets in Axis territory. (US Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Jennings)