Training aircraft used by Tuskegee Institute

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

The body of the PT-13D Stearman Kaydet aircraft is painted blue and the wings are painted yellow. The tail is yellow with red and white stripes. The numbers "18303" are white and located on the left and right sides of fuselage. "Spirit of Tuskegee" is printed in red and located on the left and right sides of engine cowl. There are two stars located on either side of the top wing. The stars are white within a black circle. Within the white stars are red circles. On the cargo cover are the signatures of 36 former Tuskegee Airmen.

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