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SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1943
MEMBERS OF THE FAMOUS 99TH FIGHTER SQUADRON
[image of one of the pilot-fighters]

The world was electrified when the news was flashed that a Negro fighter pilot with the U.S. Army Air Forces had downed a German plane in combat over Castelvetrano. Now Lieutenant Charles Hall's exploit is written on pages of history of the race's contribution to the war effort. Men of the famous 99th Fighter squadron have vin- [cut off] judgement of their- [cutoff] of those who fought- [cut off] pilots in actual com- [cutoff] ness the reports com- [cutoff].