Prior to World War II, blacks were not considered capable of flying an airplane. The Tuskegee Airmen program proved otherwise.Hangar 2 at Tuskegee Army Airfield. Tuskegee Army Airfield was a military base constructed to provide African American cadets with basic and advanced training. Tuskegee Institute provided classrooms, housing and social facilities.P-51 Mustang. The Tuskegee Airmen were nicknamed “Red Tails”. Why red tails?… when they wanted to pain their tails, they had only red paint!Impressive war record for the Tuskegee Airmen.Lightweight summer type A-9 flight helmet, with radio headphones, throat microphone, and fittings for oxygen mask and goggles, specially designed green tinted Ray-Ban “aviator” sunglasses, binoculars, maps, diagrams, etc.
