"P-51 Mustang - Study 7" |
| Lt. Colonel Lee Archer was a member of the 302nd Fighter Squadron, 322nd Fighter Group, also known as the “Tuskegee Airmen”. He shot down five enemy aircraft, including three ME-109s on October 12, 1944, thus becoming an Ace. He flew 169 combat missions in World War II, flying the P-39, P-40, P-47, and the P-51B (specifications), number 72, which he named “Ina the Macon Belle”. He also flew combat missions in the Korean War. He retired from the United States Air Force after 29 years of service. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air medal with 12 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.
- Lt. Col. Lee Archer – 302nd Fighter Squadron, 322nd Fighter Group (Ace 5 air-to-air)
- Capt. Roscoe Brown – 100th Fighter Squadron, 322nd Fighter Group (2 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-15 pilot, 617th Bomb Squadron, 477th Bomb Group
- George T. Mitchell – Tuskegee instructor
- Thurman Pirtle – Tuskegee instructor
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| Lee Archer is a member of our Rogue's Gallery |
