Museum of Aviation features Tuskegee Airmen exhibit

February 13, 2015

E Rackley,

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – February is Black History month and there is a special exhibit at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins.

It features a group of African-American fighter pilots, known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen exhibit honors the United States Army Air Force’s fighter pilots who fought during WWII.

“I love the story of the Tuskegee Airmen because it is a story of patriot Americans who wanted to serve their country and they were not able to because of segregation.” says, the Museum of Aviation Curator Mike Rowland. “But, through excellence they proved that they were as good as anybody else.”

There are displays of the two highest ranking Tuskegee Airmen: The first commander, Benjamin O. Davis, and the first lead instructor pilot, Chief Charles Anderson.

“The Tuskegee Airmen trained hard and when they got into combat,” explained Rowland. “They achieved a really remarkable record and because of their service during World War II and the service of other African American units the military was desegregated,”

The Tuskegee Airmen exhibit is on display in the Museum of Aviation WWII hangar. There is no charge to enter the museum and it is open daily.