‘He’s a hero to our country’: Tuskegee Airman from Lynchburg memorialized with flyover
Saturday would have been Alfred Farrar’s 100th birthday
Taj Simmons, Reporter
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Alfred Farrar would have turned 100 on Saturday. He passed away on Dec. 17.
Northern Virginia pilot Andrew Crider arranged for more than a dozen pilots to depart Lynchburg Regional Airport and fly directly over Farrar’s old home on Bedford Avenue. Some of the pilots came from as far away as North Carolina.
“This matters,” said Crider. “Taking part in this tribute to his legacy, I couldn’t be more excited.”
Several of the pilots, including Lou Feldvary, flew the same T-6 aircraft from World War II that Farrar would have used during his service. Feldvary believes it’s important to pay respect to the surviving Tuskegee Airmen while they are still here.