Another former member of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen has died.
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Audley Coulthurst passed away Thursday at a Veterans Affairs facility in Brooklyn, N.Y., after suffering cardiac arrest, his daughter, Audra Coulthurst, said, the Associated Press reports. He was 92.
According to the report, Coulthurst enlisted in the Army in 1942, ultimately becoming one of the first black military pilots in the U.S. in the respected, though discriminated against, group of black airmen.
Audra Coulthurst told AP that after the war, her father went on to become a certified public accountant and served as controller of the National Urban League.
“Today, we lost a hero who fought for freedom abroad and equality at home. RIP Audley Coulthurst,” tweeted New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
In addition to this daughter, Audley Coulthurst is survived by his wife, Matilda, and a son, Jeffrey.
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