Museum to hold symposium on Tuskegee airmen
January 9, 2012, 06:12 pm
The Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor recently announced it will hold a symposium to honor the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American aviators to work in the U.S. military.
According to the Republic, the event will feature the film Red Tails, and former Tuskegee airman Phillip Baham and University of Hawaii lecturer Dorothy Goldborough will share their stories. After the keynote speakers are finished, guests will be able to ask questions during a panel discussion, and updates will be given on the Hawaii chapter of Tuskegee Airmen.
In addition, a WWI fighter plane that played an integral role in the outcome of the war will be the guest of honor at the Kingston Aviation Festival in June. The Sopwith Camel biplane will be on display for the first time since 1918 among other famous fighter planes from WWI, The Guardian reported.
The event will be held in Kingston, as the aviation industry has been the largest employer in the area for most of the last century, with more than 3,500 men and women in the workforce. Many of the most famous British fighter planes were developed in Kingston, and the event is expected to attract aviation enthusiasts as well as former employees of the aircraft factory that used to push out planes in Kingston, the source reported. The event will highlight historical stories, as well as new aviation innovations and trends, which may include safety, maintenance and pilot insurance news.
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