Heritage Flight
At the bigger air shows, event planners hope to be able to pull together a crowd favorite called a heritage flight. Heritage flights feature
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The Jig Was Up
When the CAF Red Tail Project undertook the second restoration of the P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen, it was understood that the wrecked plane would
The 1925 Army War College Report
When researching information about the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, I’d often seen references to the 1925 Army War College Report called The Use
A Bit Of Alabama History
There are three American place names that have meaning in the history of the WWII pilots who would become known as the Tuskegee Airmen.
Sing It Out, Sing It Strong
Today, we present a short quiz about our military branches’ traditional songs. Match the branch (A-E) to the first line of the first verse
The Ground-Based Tuskegee Airmen – Part 2
Today we conclude the two-part series about the men of the 99th Pursuit Squadron who trained as aviation ground support members at Chanute Air
The Ground-Based Tuskegee Airmen
Today we’re presenting a “slide show” about the soldiers who supported the pilots who graduated from Tuskegee. Thanks to the Chanute Air Museum, which
69 Years Ago, Five Black Men Made History
On March 7, 1942, the first class graduated from Tuskegee Army Air Field as US Army Air Corps pilots. The class had started with
A White Commander of a Segregated Base: Tuskegee’s Noel Parrish
In July 1941, career Army officer Major Noel F. Parrish took his place as the first director of training for the new black fighter
The 2011 Air Shows
The volunteer crew of the CAF Red Tail Project’s rare P51-C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen are finalizing the schedule for the airplane’s 2011 air show