Air Force to Honor Tuskegee Airmen With Football Uniforms

Alabama News Center | September 23, 2020 @ 10:00 am

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By U.S. Air Force Academy Athletics

The Air Force football team will honor the Tuskegee Airmen with the 2020 edition of the Air Power Legacy Series uniform.

The Falcons will debut the special uniform for the Navy game, Oct. 3, in Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The uniform is gray with black lettering. The chrome base gray helmet features the P-51 aircraft flown by the Tuskegee Airmen with signature red tails and nose that helped identify the squadron. The helmet features the four squadron patches for the 99th, 100th, 301st and 302nd. The pants feature an authentic stenciled information graphic on the side. The custom nameplate on the jersey reads “Red Tails,” inspired by hand-lettered names painted on the side of the P-51 aircraft.

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