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Hiram College On-Line Tuskegee Airmen Course Page Supplement A |
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Aircraft Flown by the Tuskegee Airmen |
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Piper J3 Cub (trainer) |
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Stearman (Trainer) |
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P-39 Aerocobra |
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Curtis P-40 Warhawk |
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North American T-6 Texan (Trainer) |
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P-47 Thunderbolt |
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P-36 Lightening |
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P-51 Mustang |
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Mitchell B-25 Bomber (477th Medium Bombardment Group) |
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Tuskegee Airmen Patches, Insignias, and Aircraft Markings |
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Insignias for the Spitfire Airplane, the 12 Air Force, and the 15th Air Force going from left to right. |
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P-51 Mustang red tail with a blue trim tab. This
means the pilot is a member of the 99th Pursuit Squadron. The patch is a flying tiger. |
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P-51 Mustang red tail with a red or black trim
tab. This means the pilot is a member of the 100th Fighter Squadron. The patch is a panther with wings guarding the earth. |
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P-51 Mustang red tail with a white trim tab. This
means the pilot is a member of the 301st Fighter Squadron. The patch is a little devil. |
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P-51 Mustang red tail with a yellow trim tab.
This means the pilot is a member of the 302nd Fighter Squadron. The patch is a flying devil.
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Bombers Protected by the Tuskegee Airmen |
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B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber |
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B-24 Liberator Bomber |
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Mitchell B-25 Bomber and the patch for the 477th MBG |
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German Fighter Planes |
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Messerschmitt Me-109 |
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Focke-Wulf Fw-109 |
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Me-262 jet fighter |
