Tuskegee Airmen
Long, dangerous missions over enemy territory and bad weather sometimes meant that pilots returned to base with enough gas for just three minutes of flying time -- the time it takes to boil an egg. Some Tuskegee Airmen decided to form the “Three Minute Eggs Club,” with membership limited to those who landed within the narrow margin. Left to right are 1st Lt. Clarence W. Dart, 1st Lt. Wilson Eagleson, II and 2nd Lt. William Olsbrook (October 1944). (U.S. Air Force photo)