The Tuskegee Airmen were African American pilots who fought in World War 2. They flew more than 15,000 individual sorties in Europe and North Africa during World War II. Their impressive performance earned them more than 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses, and helped encourage the eventual integration of the U.S. armed forces.
This event will give participants the opportunity to learn about the airmen and create and decorate a paper model Mustang with the colors the 332nd Fighter Group used on their aeroplanes.
The Kid Scraps Mustang model is available here
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum has an online game that allows you to act as a flight leader for the Tuskegee Airmen, you can play the game here: http://pioneersofflight.si.edu/content/tuskegee-airmen-flight-leader
Books about the Tuskegee Airmen
DVDs