The Tuskegee Airmen Mobile Museum is coming to Wyandotte County on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 30 and 31.
The exhibit will open at 11 a.m. and run through 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Schlagle football stadium, Kansas City, Kansas.
The CAF Red Tail Squadron’s “Rise Above” traveling exhibit will be open to residents, students, parents and families.
Those attending will have the opportunity to hear the inspirational stories of the Tuskegee Airmen. The traveling exhibit and P-51C Mustang travel nine months of the year, crisscrossing the country to share a message of courage, strength and character of America’s first black military pilots and their support personnel.
The exhibit hosts are the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools and Mayor Tyrone Garner.
The mayor’s office is collaborating with the local Red Tail Academy, Wheeler Airport and John Hightower Jr. to develop a youth aviation program for local students, launching next summer.
CAF stands for Commemorative Air Force. The Red Tail Squadron flew escorts for heavy bombers in World War II.