World War II Sextant Celestial Navigation Instrument
John R. Lindsay entered military service on 4 December 1942. He was assigned to the 617th Bomber Squadron and later connected with the 477th Bomber
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Photo of training airplane used by Tuskegee Airmen
Will Leveille took this picture of a PT-13 Stearman at Historic Moton-Tuskegee Airfield. This is the same model aircraft that the Tuskegee Airmen would have
Underwater wreckage of aircraft flown by Tuskegee Airman Frank Moody
In 2015, the non-profit organization Diving with a Purpose (DWP) participated in an underwater archaeology mission with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to document
Steamer trunk of Tuskegee Airman Charles Bailey
This steamer trunk belonged to Tuskegee Airman pilot Charles Bailey.
Signed door from Tuskegee Airmen training aircraft
This photo was captured on a trip to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The PT-13D Stearman Kaydet on display had been
Life vest of Tuskegee Airman Walter J.A. Palmer
This life vest belonged to 1st Lt. Walter J.A. Palmer (43F) of Indianapolis, IN who flew 158 combat missions over Italy and Germany during World
Flight computer of Tuskegee Airman Fenton Sands
Pilots used manual flight computers to plot their routes. This dead-reckoning flight computer belonged to original Tuskegee Airman Dr. Fenton B. Sands. Sands was a