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In addition to the flying experiences they received, cadets had the opportunity to add a special signature to their logbook, that of Lt Col Julius Jackson. Lt Col Jackson made an unannounced visit at the Oshkosh CAP Training Center to meet the cadets. Jackson was one of the renowned Tuskegee Airmen, the first African Americans to be trained as WWII Military pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Jackson was a member of the 302nd fighter squadron, part of the 332nd fighter group. During World War II, the group’s squadrons accompanied bombers in their P-51 Mustangs (known as Red Tails). 
Following an old military tradition, now part of NFA, cadets wore a neck tie (purchased at the local Goodwill store) during their pre-solo or solo flight that was symbolically cut in half and signed by their instructor after the flight. The tie stubs are on display at the CAP training center at Wittman Field. Pictured is Capt Tom Owens (first time instructor from the Georgia Wing) cutting the tie of C/SSgt David Ama.
