February 15, 2012
Maj. George S. Spanky Roberts at the controls of a P-51 Mustang. Roberts was the first African American accepted for U.S. Army pilot training. He later commanded the 99th Fighter Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group. (U.S. Air Force photo) The National WWII Museum which is located in New Orleans is refurbishing a P-51 Mustang similar to those flown by the Tuskegee Airmen in WWII. The museums plane was not flown by the Tuskegee Airmen but is being restored to resemble an actual Red Tail plane.
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