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| Vol. 21 No. 10 | Monday
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Black Americans In Flight |
History is alive on the walls of Lambert St. Louis International Airport, depicted in some murals that trace African American airmen who trained at the Tuskegee Institute and soared into combat to help the U.S. win air battles during World War II. “Black Americans in Flight” was painted by St. Louis artists Spencer Taylor and Solomon Thurman to highlight the contributions of African American achievements in aviation from 1917 to the space age. The Tuskegee Airmen are prominently featured in the mural, which features 75 portraits including Eugene Jacque Bullard, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr, Clarence “Lucky” Lester, and Wendell Pruitt, a St. Louis pilot who received a Distinguished Flying Cross after downing three planes and sinking a destroyer. Supporters of black aviators are also featured, including Eleanor Roosevelt and President Harry S. Truman. “Black Americans in Flight” lives at Lambert in its original location in the Terminal 1 Bag Claim. Lambert has taken good care of the 51-foot mural to enhance its visibility, adding a new waiting area that is located directly across from a major concourse exit for arriving passengers and others to pause and ponder this epic time in aviation history. Check it out . . . |
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