Retired Air Force Lt. Colonel Lee A. Archer,

[Plane]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_re_us/us_obit_tuskegee_airman

"Archer was "extremely competent, aggressive about asserting his position and sometimes stubborn," Brown said.

"He had a heart of gold and treated people with respect. He demanded respect by the way he carried himself."

Considering the circumstances of his carreer , "stubborn " was probly a good quality.