The
extraordinary
story of
the WWII's
African-American
pilots
known as
the
Tuskegee
Airmen
was on
display
via a
traveling
exhibit
at the
New
Orleans
East
Lake
Front
Airport
Wednesday,
May 22
through
Saturday,
May 25.
The
event
was
sponsored
by the
Commemorative
Air
Force (CAF)
of
Midland,
Texas
and The
National
WWII
Museum,
and
presented
locally
by Flightline
First.
The
exhibit
featured
a
restored
P-51
Mustang
fighter
of the
sort
used by
the
Tuskegee
Airmen
in their
Red
Tails
squadron.
The
exhibit
also
featured an
original
film
entitled
Rise
Above,
that tells
how the
African-American
fighters
overcame
prejudice
to serve
their
country
in WWII.
The film
was shown
on a
160-degree
panoramic
screen
in a
climate-controlled
trailer.
The
Museum's Redball
Express
exhibit
offered
hands-on
educational
experiences
by
showing
the true
meaning
of
service
and
sacrifice.
The
Redball
Express exhibit
tells
the
story of
African-American
servicemen
who
manned a
truck
convoy
system
to
supply
US
troops
in the
European
theater
of war.
One such
truck
from
World
War II
was
also
on
display
presenting
hands-on
WWII
artifacts
and
additional
displays.
For more
information,
visit:
http://www.redtail.org
http://www.nationalww2museum.org
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