Retired Major George Boyd (left), retired Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson (second from left) are two of the eight Tuskegee Airmen scheduled to be at AirVenture 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Elizabeth Rissmiller) Veterans from two legendary World War II military units, the Doolittle Raiders and the Tuskegee Airmen, are among the honored guests this year during the "Salute to the Greatest Generation in the Air" at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012. Doolittle Raiders Dick Cole and David Thatcher, two of the remaining five surviving Raiders who in 1942 flew a surprise bombing attack on Japan, are scheduled to appear.
The Apollo Program's 50th Anniversary will bring numerous Apollo Mission astronauts to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 Frank Borman (Apollo 8) Walt Cunningham (Apollo 7) Fred Haise (Apollo 13) Jim Lovell (Apollo 8 and Apollo 13) Al Worden (Apollo 15)
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