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Lloyd "Fig" Newton

A smiling Lloyd Fig Newton wearing a navy blue dress uniform with his four general stars on his shoulders.

Official Portrait of General Lloyd "Fig" Newton. Wikimedia Commons.

(1942-) Ridgeland, SC, native, Lloyd "Fig" Newton is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who served as Commander, Air Education and Training Command from 1997 to 2000. He was also the first African American pilot in the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. 

Resources
U.S. Air Force - General Lloyd W. "Fig" Newton
National Business Aviation Association - Lloyd "Fig" Newton
South Carolina Aviation Association - General Lloyd W. "Fig" Newton
South Carolina African American History Calendar - Gen. Lloyd "Fig" Newton
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Gale in Context: Biography

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