"P-51 Mustang - Study 6" |
| Captain Roscoe Brown was a member of the 100th Fighter Squadron, 322nd Fighter Group; also know as the Tuskegee Airmen. He shot down two German aircraft, including an ME-262 on March 24, 1945 during an escort mission to Berlin. He flew a P-51C (specifications), number 7, named “Bunnie”, which he named after his daughter. After the war, he received his PhD in Education from New York University and served as a Professor at N.Y.U. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air medal with 8 oak leaf clusters, and three Presidential Unit Citations. |
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Original Painting 10" x 8" - Acrylic on Masonite |
The following Tuskegee Airmen signed the original painting during a celebration at Montgomery Air Field in San Diego, California, on September 20, 2003.
- Capt. Roscoe Brown – 100th Fighter Squadron, 322nd Fighter Group (2 air-to-air)
- Lt. Col. Lee Archer – 302nd Fighter Squadron, 322nd Fighter Group (Ace 5 air-to-air)
- B. Robinson – 99th Fighter Squadron, 322nd Fighter Group
- Ted Davidson – 66th Training Squadron
- Levi Thornhill – Crew Chief, 302nd Fighter Squadron, 322nd Fighter Group
- Mitch Higginbotham – P-51 pilot
- Alfonso L. Harris – pilot, Flight Officer
- Roger C. Terry – B-25 pilot, 617th Bomb Squadron, 477th Bomb Group
- Robert L. Maxwell – B-25 pilot, 617th Bomb Squadron, 477th Bomb Group
- George T. Mitchell – Tuskegee instructor
- Thurman Pirtle – Tuskegee instructor
- Doris “Bunnie” Bodine – daughter of Roscoe Brown, P-51C named after her.
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| Roscoe Brown is a member of our Rogue's Gallery |
