"By Request"
"By Request" painted on a P-51C Mustang. It is said that some returning bombers, in need of an escort, would request that the Tuskegee Airmen be sent on the mission. And, for good reason. It is said that the Tuskegee Airmen of the 99th Fighter Squadron and later the 332nd Fighter Group, did not lose a single bomber to enemy fire in more than 200 combat missions. The coverage provided by the "Red Tail" fighters often discouraged enemy fighter pilots from attacking bombers escorted by the 332nd.
"By Request II," is painted on the nose of an F-16 Fighting Falcon on static display at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. To view my photograph of "By Request II" go to: www.flickr.com/gp/23711298@N07/Yc4934R57E
"By Request"
"By Request" painted on a P-51C Mustang. It is said that some returning bombers, in need of an escort, would request that the Tuskegee Airmen be sent on the mission. And, for good reason. It is said that the Tuskegee Airmen of the 99th Fighter Squadron and later the 332nd Fighter Group, did not lose a single bomber to enemy fire in more than 200 combat missions. The coverage provided by the "Red Tail" fighters often discouraged enemy fighter pilots from attacking bombers escorted by the 332nd.
"By Request II," is painted on the nose of an F-16 Fighting Falcon on static display at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. To view my photograph of "By Request II" go to: www.flickr.com/gp/23711298@N07/Yc4934R57E