"Tuskegee airman, aviation investigator, comedian" . "2000-11-09Z"^^ . . "Knighten, James Bernard"@en . . . . . . "Jay Bernard"@en . "James B. Knighten"@en . "Lt. Col. James Bernard Knighten (December 11, 1919 \u2013 November 9, 2000) was one of the first twelve African-Americans to become a pilot in the United States Army Air Corps after graduating from flight school at the Tuskegee Army Air Field. He became a member of the famed 99th Fighter Squadron, part of the World War II-era group of highly decorated African-American aviators known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Knighten flew in the first combat mission by African American pilots on June 9, 1943."@en . "2000Z"^^ . . "1919Z"^^ . . . "1919-12-11Z"^^ . "Bernard, Jay"@en .