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Tuskegee Airman, former Rome Labs employee passes away at 101
Herbert Thorpe, a Tuskegee Airman and electrical engineer at the former Rome Air Development Center, passed away at age 101 in Westmoreland, New York, Jan. 28, 2024. Mr. Thorpe played a key role in the research and development of the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system at the Rome Air Development Center. The system was designed for command and control purposes and employs a transponder that listens for an interrogation signal and then sends a response to identify the broadcaster.
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Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate dedicates room to Tuskegee Airman, former Electrical Engineer Herbert Thorpe
Brig. Gen. Scott Cain presents a dedication plaque, to 2nd Lt. Herbert Thorpe, a Tuskegee Airman and former electrical engineer July 27, 2023. A room at the AFRL Information Directorate in Rome, New York was dedicated in Thorpe’s honor for his service to the nation and to the Air Force Research Laboratory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Albert Santacroce)
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