A Real "Red Tail" for The National WWII Museum
The National WWII Museum restores a P-51, the plane flown by the Tuskegee Airmen ("Red Tails") in World War II.
The National WWII Museum restores a P-51, the plane flown by the Tuskegee Airmen ("Red Tails") in World War II.
A Global Moment: September 11, 2001. This exhibition, organized by the New York State Museum, will be on view at The National WWII Museum March 15 - May 20, 2012.
The National WWII Museum marks the next phase of its $300 million expansion at a special morning ceremony March 22 when the uppermost piece of steel framework is installed on the US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center.
Last month, the Museum welcomed a total of 44,807 visitors, the most ever in a one-month period, and over 1,000 more than its previous record month, March 2010.
The National WWI Museum's newest exhibit, "Turning Point: The Doolittle Raid, Battle of the Coral Sea, and Battle of Midway," opens April 18, 2012 and will be on display until July 8, 2012.
As late as March 1943, the Allies were in danger of losing the Battle of the Atlantic as German U-boats were sinking Allied shipping at an alarming rate.
Viewed through the lens of the average camera or motion picture, World War II is often recorded and remembered as a black and white war.
The National WWII Museum challenges you to make a difference in your home and community!