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The Pennington P-51 ‘Lucy Gal’ Tuskegee Flight Memorial (Part 2)
In this series, Austin Hancock tells the story of his effort to research and honor a local MIA Tuskegee Airman. […]
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The Pennington P-51 ‘Lucy Gal’ Tuskegee Flight Memorial (Part 1)
In this series, Austin Hancock tells the story of his effort to research and honor a local MIA Tuskegee Airman. […]
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A Central New York Tuskegee Airman Receives Posthumous Honor
Legacy, the collection of accomplishments we create through a lifetime. All the good deeds, jobs, hobbies, families, friendships, we are constantly adding to a ledger of greatness with each day we walk on this earth. […]
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Tuskegee Airmen, America’s First Top Guns
In the spring of 1949, the 332nd Fighter Group, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, participated in the inaugural Continental Air Gunnery Meet in Las Vegas. This event was the U.S. Air Force’s counterpart to the U.S. Navy’s “Top Gun” school, which would be established 20 years later. […]
Aviation Museum News
American Airpower Museum Celebrates Black History Month
PRESS RELEASE On Saturday, February 24, 2024 the American Airpower Museum (AAM) at Republic Airport in Farmingdale, New York, United States will celebrate Black History Month by honoring the memory of the Tuskegee Airmen and […]
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American Heritage Museum Honors Tuskegee Airmen Legacy
PRESS RELEASE The American Heritage Museum takes immense pride in commemorating the remarkable achievements and indomitable spirit of the Tuskegee Airmen by officially transferring its iconic Boeing PT-17 “Stearman” s/n 41-25454 primary trainer aircraft that […]
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Tuskegee Airmen Moton Field National Historic Site
by Marty Steiner Most aviation enthusiasts will have learned at least some part of the Tuskegee Airmen’s history, but far fewer will know it in depth, nor will they have had the opportunity to visit […]
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CAF Airbase Georgia Confirming Tuskegee Airmen and Possible WASP Connections
The Commemorative Air Force’s Airbase Georgia in Peachtree City, Georgia will soon restore their Fairchild PT-19A Cornell trainer 42-83511 (N5215Z). As part of the restoration effort, the airframe will be re-covered and painted to resemble, as closely […]
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Benjamin O. Davis Jr Selected as 2022 Paul E Garber Shrine Honoree
The First Flight Society announced on March 2nd that Benjamin O. Davis Jr., has been named the 2022 Honoree to be inducted into the Dr. Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine located in the Museum […]
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Gen Charles Edward McGee – Passing of a Legend
We have sad news to report today, as early this morning we lost Brigadier General Charles Edward McGee, one of the last surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen, the legendary group of African American aviators […]