Ex-Tuskegee Airman Alfred Thomas Farrar dies at age 99
Farrar left his Lynchburg hometown for Tuskegee after graduating from high school to began his aviation training in 1941.
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, file photo, Alfred Farrar, a Tuskegee Airman who is celebrating his 100th birthday in December, poses for a portrait in the doorway of his home in Lynchburg, Va. Farrar died on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, in Virginia, only days before a ceremony planned to honor his service in the program that famously trained Black military pilots during World War II. He was 99. Farrar s 100th birthday would ve been on Dec. 26.
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A long-time Lynchburg resident and former Tuskegee Airman was honored at Monument Terrace on Christmas Day. He recently passed away, just days before his 100 birthday.
Fourteen planes flew through the cold, cloudy Lynchburg sky on Saturday to recognize the service and devotion of one man who was part of a landmark group of pilots, the
‘I feel like he’s flying over’: Tuskeegee Airman honored in Lynchburg after passing away before 100th birthday
His son said he’s proud that his father paved the way for the generations of pilots
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Roy Farrar planned to celebrate with his father, Tuskeegee Airman Alfred Farrar, for his 100th birthday.
“I kept telling him that he had a date on the 25th, and that we would bundle him up good and snug so we could come out,” Roy said.
The elder Farrar didn’t live to see the ceremony.
He died a week ago, so Steve Bozeman and the Lynchburg Veterans Council transformed the troop rally into a memorial service.