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Judge to hear Leach's restraining order motion- Who will coach Texas Tech in the Alamo Bowl may be decided in a Lubbock court Wednesday morning.
Legendary American Airlines Pilot Honored
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The publication, which is the premier magazine for African American history and culture (http://www.americanlegacymag.com), recognized Harris for being the first African American to fly for a major passenger airline. Others receiving the award have included filmmaker
"I'm honored and humbled by this award from American Legacy magazine, but the reality is that there were 500 pilots -- Tuskegee Airmen -- who were qualified for airline jobs when they left the service," said Harris. "None of them received an opportunity to sit in a cockpit. There is no way I should be the first; it should've happened long before 1964."
Harris, 73, joined American in 1964 flying the DC-6 aircraft. He retired
from American in 1994 as a captain, flying American's largest airplane at that
time, the widebody MD-11. Harris was featured in a Smithsonian Museum exhibit
called "Black Wings." The American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum in
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