We are excited to announce the event schedule for the remaining 2017 tour of the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit mobile movie theater and P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen! Visit one of these events near you and experience the inspirational history of the Tuskegee Airmen – America’s first black military pilots and their support personnel.

Visit our calendar at redtail.org/calendar for event details and up-to-date schedule information. Entrance to the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit is always free, although tickets may be required for entry to individual events.

Detroit, Michigan – August 30-31

Focus: HOPE

 

Ypsilanti, Michigan – September 2-4

Thunder Over Michigan Air Show

 

Omaha, Nebraska – September 13-17

Tuskegee Airmen Inc. Alfonza W. Davis Chapter community outreach event

 

Port Clinton, Ohio – September 20-23

Liberty Aviation Museum

 

Charleston, West Virginia – September 27-October 1

Yeager Airport and West Virginia Air Guard 70th Anniversary Airshow

 

Atlanta, Georgia – October 7-8

CAF Atlanta Warbird Weekend

 

Moody Air Force Base, Georgia – October 28-29

Moody AFB Community Appreciation Day

 

Tallahassee, Florida – November 1-5

Open House at Million Air

 

While on tour, the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit schedules additional visits to area schools where students are encouraged to think critically about the group’s Six Guiding Principles – Aim High, Believe In Yourself, Use Your Brain, Be Ready To Go, Never Quit and Expect to Win. To find out how to bring the CAF Red Tail Squadron to your community, contact Kristi Younkin, CAF Red Tail Squadron logistics coordinator, at logistics@redtail.org or (479) 228-4520 for more information.

Come see us and let us know you’re one of our supporters. We would love to shake your hand!

RISE ABOVE!

 

The CAF Red Tail Squadron is a volunteer-driven organization dedicated to educating audiences across the country about the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, America’s first black military pilots and their support personnel. Learn more at www.redtail.org.

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