Red Tail Squadron
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The Red Tail Squadron, part of the non-profit Commemorative Air Force (CAF), known as the Red Tail Project until June 2011, maintains and flies a World War II era North American P-51C Mustang. The twice-restored aircraft flies to create interest in the history and accomplishments of the members of the World War II-era 332nd Fighter Group, also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, whose distinctive red markings on the tails of the P-51s they flew during that war, gave the organization its name.
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Le Red Tail Project (« projet queue rouge ») est une organisation qui s'occupait de la restauration d'un North American P-51 Mustang. Donald Hinz, ancien pilote commercial, se consacre à la réalisation de ce projet. L'organisation se concentre désormais sur l'exposition de l'avion afin de rendre hommage aux Tuskegee Airmen, qui tous étaient des aviateurs Afro-Américains lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le (en), composée des escadrons de chasse 99th, 100th, 301st et 302nd, étaient connus comme les « queues rouges » à cause de la peinture rouge distinctive de leurs avions.
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A single nosed-propeller aircraft is on the ground on its wheels with the propeller in motion. The aircraft is viewed from the front, but the red nose faces slightly to the right. The aircraft has black propellers. Parts of the wings and propellers are cropped from view.
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History of the Tuskegee Airmen
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Images of "Tuskegee Airmen", a restored World War II P-51 Mustang flown by the CAF Red Tail Squadron
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P-51C Mustang Tuskegee Airmen
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Logo prior to 2011
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The Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron
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The Red Tail Squadron, part of the non-profit Commemorative Air Force (CAF), known as the Red Tail Project until June 2011, maintains and flies a World War II era North American P-51C Mustang. The twice-restored aircraft flies to create interest in the history and accomplishments of the members of the World War II-era 332nd Fighter Group, also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, whose distinctive red markings on the tails of the P-51s they flew during that war, gave the organization its name. The all African American 332d Fighter Group originally flew 15,550 sorties as bomber escorts in the Mustang; eventually the Airmen, who were originally shunned in the white military, acquired the right to fly combat missions. In 1970, the Commemorative Air Force acquired an original P-51 to include in their educational program. In 1980, Don Hinz took charge of the aircraft's restoration, and developed the idea of the Red Tail Project, named for the distinctive red paint on the Airmen's aircraft. Originally conceived as a restoration project, Red Tail evolved into an education program. Although the P-51 was restored, mechanical failure caused a crash and the death of the pilot, a retired U.S. Navy commander; the Tuskegee Airmen endorsed and encouraged the aircraft's second restoration, and the newly restored P-51C made its debut at AirVenture 2009 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Since the 1990s, the Red Tail Squadron has raised over $2 million (US) for the aircraft's two restorations, its ongoing maintenance and associated educational programs. The Mustang has been featured in two documentary films: Red Tail Reborn, and Flight of the Red Tail.
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Le Red Tail Project (« projet queue rouge ») est une organisation qui s'occupait de la restauration d'un North American P-51 Mustang. Donald Hinz, ancien pilote commercial, se consacre à la réalisation de ce projet. L'organisation se concentre désormais sur l'exposition de l'avion afin de rendre hommage aux Tuskegee Airmen, qui tous étaient des aviateurs Afro-Américains lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le (en), composée des escadrons de chasse 99th, 100th, 301st et 302nd, étaient connus comme les « queues rouges » à cause de la peinture rouge distinctive de leurs avions. Collecte de fonds pour les diverses étapes du projet de restauration est en cours depuis les années 1990. Les efforts du projet ont été racontées dans deux films documentaires : (en) et (en).
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