Memorial Mural

The Tuskegee Mural (60' x 8') was begun in December 2000 in the B17 hangar of the Palm Springs Air Museum and completed a year later, December 2001. The official unveiling program was held at the Palm Springs Air Museum February 2002. Over 1,000 visitors attended this program including many of the original Tuskegee Airmen. Each year afterward, the Air Museum has sponsored a Saturday event honoring both the Airmen and the production of the mural.

During the opening dedication of the mural, a number of the original airmen spoke of their experiences and posed in front of their WWII mural images.

February 2, 2002, The Palm Springs Air Museum hosted the unveiling of this great work of art honoring those airmen that for so long had been ignored. On one of the heaviest visitation days experienced by the museum well over one thousand visitors were in attendence. It was a rare opportunity to hear these men speak of their experiences during those troubled times. Stan Stokes can be seen in the center of this picture describing the project.

Posing in front of the mural, from left to right, Dr. Bob Higginbotham, Joan Williams (Bob's Widow), Stan Stokes, Dr. Bill Duffy, Dr. Bob Higginbotham, Al Hudson, Dr. Bill Duffy, Clarence Findlay, Bill Terry, Montey Posey and Dr. Woodford.