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Black Wings Audio Tour

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This podcast tells the story of the many significant contributions of African American members of the U.S. Air Force.

Episodes

8 episodes

Stand near the exit of the World War II Gallery, where you’ll see the Integration display. In April 1948 Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Carl...

00:01:28Jul 30, 2015

Stand in front of the C-46, where you’ll see the Engineer Aviation Battalions diorama. Many African-Americans served in support units during...

00:01:51Jul 30, 2015

Stand near the Tuskegee Airmen exhibit in the World War II Gallery. Daniel James III is the first African-American to hold the post of Direc...

00:02:18Jul 30, 2015

Stand near the Tuskegee Airmen exhibit in the World War II Gallery. General Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. was born on Feb. 11, 1920, in Pensaco...

00:01:51Jul 30, 2015

Stand near the Tuskegee Airmen exhibit in the World War II Gallery. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., an aviation pioneer, is one of the most famous Tu...

00:01:41Jul 30, 2015

Stand near the Tuskegee Airmen exhibit in the World War II Gallery. The experience of the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II showed th...

00:01:47Jul 30, 2015

Stand in front of the Eugene Jacques Bullard exhibit in the Early Years Gallery. In August of 1917 Eugene Jacques Bullard, an American volun...

00:01:20Jul 30, 2015

I’m Tech. Sgt. Felita LaRock. Traditionally, Black History Month is observed during the month of February in the United States. At the Natio...

00:00:43Jul 30, 2015