A piece of Tuskegee Airmen history flies into Tallahassee

Coach Macon, a Tallahasseean, poses with a photo of his father, who was an Army infantryman and bronze star and Purple Heart recipient, whose military career was impacted by segregation. Macon visited the RISE ABOVE: Red Tail Traveling Exhibit at the Tallahassee Airport Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019.

Alexander Brickler tells John and Pam Terry some background and history about the P-51C Mustang on display in the Flightline hangar at the Tallahassee International Airport Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2019. Brickler was instrumental in getting the plane to Tallahassee along with the RISE ABOVE: Red Tail Traveling Exhibit to educate people about the Tuskeegee Airmen.

A P-51 C Mustang plane, flown by the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II is on display in the Flightline hangar at the Tallahassee International Airport as part of the RISE ABOVE: Red Tail Traveling Exhibit.

Alexander Brickler talks with Coach Macon, the son of a World War II army infantryman whose career was impacted by segregation in the armed forces, about the P-51 C Mustang plane, flown by the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II on display in the Flightline hangar at the Tallahassee International Airport as part of the RISE ABOVE: Red Tail Traveling Exhibit.

A P-51 C Mustang plane, flown by the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II is on display in the Flightline hangar at the Tallahassee International Airport as part of the RISE ABOVE: Red Tail Traveling Exhibit.

Coach Macon, the son of a World War II army infantryman whose career was impacted by segregation in the armed forces, stops by to see the P-51 C Mustang plane, flown by the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II on display in the Flightline hangar at the Tallahassee International Airport as part of the RISE ABOVE: Red Tail Traveling Exhibit.

A P-51 C Mustang plane, flown by the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II is on display in the Flightline hangar at the Tallahassee International Airport as part of the RISE ABOVE: Red Tail Traveling Exhibit.

Alexander Brickler poses with Coach Macon, the son of a WWII veteran, in front of the P-51 C Mustang plane, flown by the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II on display in the Flightline hangar at the Tallahassee International Airport as part of the RISE ABOVE: Red Tail Traveling Exhibit.