Only in 1963, after a legal battle and Supreme Court decision, did airlines begin hiring African-American pilots ... restore and now fly a P-51C Mustang painted in Tuskegee colors; at the time ...

The 99th Pursuit Squadron, along with other African American ... Force missions over Europe. The Tuskegee Airmen later transitioned to the North American P-51 Mustang, painting the tails of ...