William L. Booker | Tuskegee Airman, 90

William L. Booker, 90, one of the black military aviators known as the Tuskegee Airmen, died Nov. 30 at a Kirkland, Wash., nursing home after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, his family said.

Mr. Booker served as a navigator and flight engineer on B-25 bombers with the 477th Bombardment Group based at Godman Field, Ky. He flew with all-black crews with pilots trained in Alabama at Tuskegee Institute.

After World War II, he worked for Boeing for 34 years. He served 10 years as president of the local Tuskegee Airmen's chapter

Mr. Booker is survived by his wife of 45 years, Dolores, two sons, two daughters, and grandchildren. - AP