A $26 million museum honoring the Tuskegee Airmen is in the works for a 35,000-square-foot hangar at Detroit’s airport. Associated Press news services reports that retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Lucius Theus said full-scale models of fighter planes the Tuskegee Airmen flew, as well as old uniforms and photos, will be included. He also said the museum will not be complete for several years.
Clearing jungle and laying asphalt in tropical heat may not sound like fun to most people, but it’s a way of life for Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Airmen, who have spent the past year or so restoring World War II-era airfields on the Pacific…