Tuskegee Airmen
We had two of the original Tuskegee Airmen in the Museum on Wednesday evening, which you can read about here and here and here and here and here. It was a great night. Each of them was a good speaker with a thought-provoking story to tell. Dr Macon in particular had the crowd in the palm of his hand and took the whole thing onto a different level. You have this idea that maybe you'll hear some good ol' war stories and maybe some sentimental words about how the Tuskegee Airmen fought for their civil liberties. But Macon painted an extremely vivid picture of what it was like, and did a splendid job of taking us all back in time whilst, simultaneously, everything he said was relevant to today. The only thing missing was that Bob Martin never told the story he'd told over dinner the night before about why he called his P-51 after the girlfriend he'd never taken to bed... however there were children in the audience so perhaps that was for the best! As I thanked them for their contributions I said that I've had a lot of people come to the various museums I've worked at over the years to give talks, and this was right up there at the top of the list of the best ones ever. I meant it too.
Bob Martin (left) & Dick Macon (right)
The Eagle Hangar was very full!
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