Tuskegee Airman LT. COL. (RET) James H. Harvey Tuskegee Airman sits for an interview at The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum in Detroit. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_67.jpg
An underwater image shows the wing from Lt. Frank Moody's discovered P-39 Airacobra plane in Lake Huron. The plane was lost in the waters of Lake Huron in 1944. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_64.jpg
The propeller and gear box of Frank Moody's missing P39 Airacobra are being lifted onto the Dive-Version boat for conservation and restoration. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_61.jpg
President and CEO of the Tuskegee Airmen National Museum Brian Smith dives over the wing of Lt. Frank Moody's discovered P-39 airplane. The plane was lost in the waters of Lake Huron in 1944. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_60.jpg
Michigan's State Maritime Archaeologist Wayne R. Lusardi takes notes underwater at the site of the wreck of a P-39 airplane lost in the waters of Lake Huron in 1944. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_58.jpg
The recovery team lifts the propeller and gear box at the site of the wreck of Lt. Frank Moody' P-39 airplane, lost in the waters of Lake Huron in 1944. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_57.jpg
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources boat and the Dive-Version dive boat head to the site where Lt. Frank Moody's P-39 Airacobra was discovered. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_56.jpg
An underwater image shows the tire of Frank Moody's missing P-39 Airacobra plane in Lake Huron. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_51.jpg
Dartmouth College historian Dr. Matthew Delmont sits for an interview at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_42.jpg
Michigan's State Maritime Archaeologist Wayne Lusardi sits for an interview in Port Huron, Mich. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_41.jpg
Tuskegee Airman LT. COL. (RET) Harry T. Stewart sits for an interview at The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum in Detroit. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_38.jpg
Tuskegee Airman LT. COL. (RET) George Hardy sits for an interview at his home in Sarasota, Fla. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_37.jpg
Tuskegee Airmen LT. COL. (RET) Harry T. Stewart, Jr., and Tuskegee Airman LT. COL. (RET) James H. Harvey chat at the Tuskegee Airmen National Museum in Detroit. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_34.jpg
President and CEO of the Tuskegee Airmen National Museum Dr. Brian R. Smith sits for an interview at the Museum in Detroit. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_33.jpg
Tuskegee Airmen LT. COL. (RET) Harry T. Stewart, Jr. and LT. COL. (RET) James H. Harvey walk into the Tuskegee Airmen Museum in Detroit. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_32.jpg
Tuskegee Airmen LT. COL. (RET) Harry T. Stewart, Jr. and LT. COL. (RET) James H. Harvey walk into the Tuskegee Airmen Museum in Detroit. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_31.jpg
David Losinski, the boat captain who discovered the Tuskegee Airmen, speaks about the discovery of Lt. Frank Moody's missing P-39 Airacobra airplane in Lake Huron, sits for an interview. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_30.jpg
Boat captain David Losinski speaks about the discovery of Lt. Frank Moody's missing P-39 Airacobra airplane in Lake Huron, sits for an interview. (National Geographic)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_SG_29.jpg
James Harvey Jr., is seen in his official portrait as a US ARMY Air Force Pilot, Tuskegee, Ala. (National Archives and Records Administration)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_76.jpg
Henry Thaddeus Stewart is seen in his official portrait as a US ARMY Air Force Pilot, Tuskegee, Ala. (National Archives and Records Administration)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_75.jpg
Frank Moody is seen in his official military portrait, class of 1944, single engine pilots. (National Archives and Records Administration)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_74.jpg
Henry Thaddeus Stewart and James Harvey (second and third, from L to R) stand next to a military plane. (James Harvey)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_73.jpg
President and CEO of the Tuskegee Airmen National Museum Brian Smith sits on a boat while traveling to the dive site. (National Geographic/Rob Lyall)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_27.jpg
Tuskegee Airman LT. COL. (RET) James H. Harvey sits for an interview at The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum in Detroit. (National Geographic/Rob Lyall)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_25.jpg
Tuskegee Airman LT. COL. (RET) Harry T. Stewart sits for an interview at The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum in Detroit. (National Geographic/Rob Lyall)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_23.jpg
Tuskegee Airman LT. COL. (RET) James H. Harvey chats with Tuskegee Airman LT. COL. (RET) Harry T. Stewart at The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum in Detroit. (National Geographic/Rob Lyall)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_21.jpg
Tuskegee Airman LT. COL. (RET) James H. Harvey sits for an interview at The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum in Detroit. (National Geographic/Rob Lyall)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_11.jpg
Tuskegee Airman LT. COL. (RET) Harry T. Stewart stands next to a WWII restored Mustang airplane at The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum in Detroit. (National Geographic/Rob Lyall)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_09.jpg
Tuskegee Airman LT. COL. (RET) Harry T. Stewart sits for an interview at The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum in Detroit. (National Geographic/Rob Lyall)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_07.jpg
Tuskegee Airman LT. COL. (RET) Harry T. Stewart sits for an interview at The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum in Detroit. (National Geographic/Rob Lyall)Posted 05/03/24101_TheRealRedTails_01.jpg
