Lee Archer (pilot)

Lieutenant Colonel Lee A. Archer (ret.) (born 1920) was a Tuskegee Airman in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.

He scored four official confirmed air combat victories:
* one Me Bf 109 on 18 July 1944 over Memmingen, Germany
* three Me Bf 109s on 13 October 1944 over Lake Balaton, HungaryHe also destroyed six aircraft on the ground during a strafing mission in August 1944.

Archer is sometimes mistakenly credited with one kill on 20 July, 1944 that was actually assigned to a fellow airman named "Arthur", leading some to erroneously credit him with five victories and ace status. However, Archer was not in the air that day. It has been reported that he said he shared another partial victory, but no official claim was ever filed.

Archer's P-51C was named the "Ina The Macon Belle".

Archer was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 18 Clusters, the Distinguished Unit Citation and many other service medals.