Students visit Commemorative Air Force Rise Above traveling exhibit
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Staff photo / R. Michael Semple
Fifth-graders from Jefferson PK-8 view the CAF Red Tail Squadron’s P-51C Mustang aircraft named the “Tuskegee Airman.”
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Fifth-graders from Lincoln, Willard, Jefferson and McGuffey PK-8 schools in Warren visited the Commemorative Air Force Rise Above traveling exhibit Wednesday at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. The exhibit's theme is "Triumph Over Adversity."
The Red Tail Squadron, which is dedicated to bringing the history and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen to life, and Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) will be featured at the event.
Hours are noon to 6 p.m. today, 1 to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the airport in Vienna. Jim Valesky, president of the Warren Heritage Center, engineered bringing the exhibit to Trumbull County.
