# Fighter Plane belonging to the Tuskeegee Airmen Destroyed in Crash

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 30, 2004, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighter-plane-belonging-to-the-tuskeegee-airmen-destroyed-in-crash/247815 "2004-05-30T18:14:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Starguard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Starguard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starguard)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighter-plane-belonging-to-the-tuskeegee-airmen-destroyed-in-crash/247815/1 "2004-05-30T18:14:54Z")

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I don’t know if this link will work, but here it is  
[http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/state/minnesota/8795046.htm](http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/state/minnesota/8795046.htm)

Although the article doesn’t mention it, there is another website I visit that has a member who was one of the chief mechanics that helped restore this plane. It was a P-51 Mustang that was part of the “Red Tails” better known as the 332nd All Black fighter group of WWII. It was also one of their last remaining fighters still in flying condition. The plane was listed as a total loss, and my utmost prayers go out to the pilot who was also listed in critical condition. ☹

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighter-plane-belonging-to-the-tuskeegee-airmen-destroyed-in-crash/247815/2 "2004-05-30T21:36:40Z")

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The link works but says the pilot didn’t survive, either.

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> Pilot dies of plane crash injuries

A double tragedy. Too bad.