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TuskegeeAirmen

By Derek T. Dingle | Published February 24, 2012 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

Tuskegee Airplane, Boeing-Stearman PT-13D Kaydet, c. 1944 This vintage, open-cockpit biplane was used at Alabama’s renowned Tuskegee Institute to train Black fighter pilots during World War II.

Tuskegee Airplane, Boeing-Stearman PT-13D Kaydet, c. 1944

This vintage, open-cockpit biplane was used at Alabama’s renowned…