• Frontal side view of silver-colored monoplane model aircraft with one engine and a red tail and nose. Blue and white star emblem is painted on the rear of the fuselage.
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    In July 1944 the Tuskekegee Airmen fighter pilots received North American P-51 Mustangs to replace their Republic P-47 Thunderbolts. Clarence “Lucky” Lester flew his P-51 named Miss Pelt as a member of the 100th Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group—the “Red Tails.” On July 18, 1944, he scored three victories on a single mission, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross. This model of Miss Pelt was built for the museum by Hank Pohlmann of the SIG Manufacturing Company, which produced the kit.

  • Frontal side view of silver-colored monoplane model aircraft with one engine and a red tail and nose. Blue and white star emblem is painted on the rear of the fuselage.

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