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Brian R. Smith Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum

Brian R. Smith Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum. www.tuskegeeairmennationalmuseum.org. Moton Field was the only primary flight facility for Black pilot candidates in the U.S. Type of Airplane: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Airplane.

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Brian R. Smith Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum

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  1. Brian R. SmithTuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum www.tuskegeeairmennationalmuseum.org

  2. Moton Field was the only primary flight facility for Black pilot candidates in the U.S.

  3. Type of Airplane: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

  4. Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Airplane The pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group painted the tails of their P-51's red, thus their nickname "Red Tails". Their reputation for protecting bombers would slowly grow and they would affectionately be called Red-Tail Angels.

  5. Tuskegee Military Experiment, 1941-46

  6. Brian R. SmithTuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum www.tuskegeeairmennationalmuseum.org

  7. Airwomen at Tuskegee?

  8. Airmen 1949 Fighter Gunnery Meet Trophy

  9. Brian R. SmithTuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum www.tuskegeeairmennationalmuseum.org

  10. Mess Hall

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