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Description
P-51 Mustang model airplane with red tail and "SAM" painted on the nose assembled by Jan Washington in honor of her father Captain Samuel L. Washington. Washington enlisted in the Air Force in November 1942. He graduated with the 44-F pilot class from the Tuskegee program on June 27, 1944. He was assigned to the 99th squadron of the 332nd fighter group. As the group transitioned from P-40 fighters to the newer P-51 Mustangs, their aircraft was decorated with bright red spinners and tails and the squadron was nicknamed the Red-Tails. They were based in Italy and provided air support for bomber missions over Germany during the final stages of the European theatre in 1945.
Type
image
Identifier
004C158D-6EC7-44FB-B8F8-572524306873 2012-40-10
Subject
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd
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